8 Months

Frannie is already 8 months old! Crazy. She is so much fun (and funny) and is just really happy. The only thing that brings her down are those damn teeth. She still just has the bottom two and I wouldn't be surprised if there were three that pop on the top anytime. She is not just chewing but raking things across her top gums and she is having a hard time sleeping...even crying out in her sleep :(

She also had her first ear infection. She must actually like the medicine because it hasn't been to awful giving it to her. We all got hammered with a never ending cold and hers led to the ear infection.

She is loving bath time and is a speed machine. She crawls like crazy and is pulling herself up on everything. She just discovered she can stand up in her crib so she stands there and "talks" til I come get her - she's quite proud of herself. She still loves being around people and likes going places to watch (and chat with) others. She's also gut laughing more now finally, which I love. And she will even play games with us...she'll crawl toward this one outlet and I'll yell "Frannie, what do you think you're doing?" And she'll stop, sit, look at me, smile, and then speed crawl to the outlet. She stops just before she gets to it to wait for me to grab her and take her across the room. As soon as I put her down, she's off to do it again. Super cute.

Sick

It's her first real "sick". She's got a terrible little cough and she's teething on top of it. I'm a little worried about an ear infection. Why is it with babies the symptoms of two things are totally the same??! Yet despite it, she is in pretty good spirits. Maybe it's because we are in our 7th living space in 18 months and this apartment is very open and long so she has tons of room to crawl. I think she likes the freedom. She's got an independent streak and is also not afraid to tell you when she's mad. That's really the biggest news and other than that she's growing fast and is standing up all the time on everything. You can see her in all her standing glory below. She also has been more into reading and books lately too. She was on a book boycott but especially when she's tired before bed, she'll sit still and listen to a story. Plus she loves turning the pages and holding it herself.

Stillness

Being still? There is no time if you are Frannie. She is on the move. She's speedy at crawling and is pulling herself up on anything she sees. She's in to EVERYTHING. And boy is she happy about it. It's like she's been biding her time til she could be independently mobile and now that she can go where she wants she wastes no time. She has even figured out that if she sits up on a slippery wood floor and kicks/wiggles her legs in and out, she can scoot/slide from room to room. That's a sight to see, and she looks so proud. 

I'm certain those top teeth will arrive any day now, and with her teeth has come more chewing and her enjoying more chunky foods. She loves yogurt and cottage cheese and likes tofu too. :)

She's also quite cultured. She's a regular at the library, zoo, aquarium, and has been to the animal shelter. Thank goodness for a dad that likes to take her places and a up for anything nanny.

We have so many great pics of her, here are a sample of some recent ones.