Almost 8 months

Maria has been growing up so quickly. She is crawling all over the place and is a very curious little girl. If there is something interesting she will go and investigate it. Her favorite thing is finding all the dust bunnies under the table that I missed sweeping up. I've had to set up barriers until we get a couple of baby gates. She has gotten through one so far., so I had to refine it :)

She is talking up a storm, especially when she is a little upset. We love hearing her little babble.  She likes to cock her head to the side when she looks at you.

Today she had a frozen mini bagel. She loved it almost as much as her cheerios! I have been freezing our leftovers of veggies and fruit in ice cube trays. So far I have 4 different things in the freezer for her to enjoy. It's nice not having to buy and open a jar of baby food. I made a puree of pumpkin, banana and added some cinnamon. It was her first taste of a spice and she really likes it. I'm trying to decided where to go from here.  I had bought a baby food cookbook and it is giving me ideas. The one thing I don't know about feeding her is fish and strawberries. I think I won't do those until she's a bit older.

She is still sleeping pretty good. She does have her nights that she does wake up but on the most part she can put herself back to sleep.

Two weekends ago we had her baptized. It was a really special day and so happy for the family that were able to come to celebrate.

Listen for the giggle

  Talking

  Dancing to music