Month 8

 Most days there is no taming that wild beast we call your hair! You thankfully let me put bows and barrettes in to try and keep it back.

 There has been lots of sitting and watching your sister run around the playground. Don't worry you'll be there soon. I have been putting you on the slide and of course you get to swing, but for the most part you don't mind watching your big sister.

 You also love watching the kids run around at soccer. All that action keeps you entertained. (now if only we could get your sister that excited to play!)

Eight months, where has the time gone? You are a much happier little miss now that you sleep most nights. Granted its still in the swing, but we'll take it. After a very long seven months, we all need the sleep. You start to get fussy around 7, and we can usually delay things a bit with a bath. You love the water and love being in the tub with Audra. Once jammies are on and you get wrapped up, you instantly calm down, as you know both milk and sleep are on their way.
Most nights you are alseep by 8 and we don't hear much til 6 the next morning. Some mornings, won't lie, if you're not screaming your fool head off, we ignoring the babbling that has started, and get a few more minutes of sleep.
You are a whole different child with sleep, let me tell you. Mornings are good, filled with lots of food for breakfast (man can you pack it away!) and usually by 930 are ready for another little cat nap. Depending on how loud the other Firmans are in the house, you may or may not nap for long.
If we are home in the afternoon, you will usually have a longer nap. It's wonderful. You wake up so happy, and you can just tell that sleep has helped your mood and attitude.

I love seeing you in clothes that Audra wore. The hand me downs are so stinking cute!!!! Your teeny tiny feet are finally starting to grow. It certainly isn't for lacking of eating that your little feets haven't grown. You are a HOOVER! Man can you pack it away. I have been giving you pretty much everything we have at dinner. You love pasta. Will still eat the cereal, mixed with fruit or whatever we have around. You have and will eat most fruit. Love broccoli and cauliflower, carrot and recently we discovered potatoes. You can't get enough. Chicken, turkey and fish have been the meat choices, and of course you will eat them all. I started giving you some yogurt, and you can't eat it quick enough. I have been giving you cheese, which you also seem to love. Meals are interesting, you can't eat fast enough, and you sister most days can't eat any slower. Man are you too opposites.
You have started babbling a lot, making raspberry noises, anything to make yourself heard! Lots of da da da, ba ba ba, but no ma ma ma yet. Your dad and I figure your first real word will be Audra. lol.

And your first tooth finally cracked through. It's a sharp little thing. It's next door neighbour is coming soon too I think, it looks right there, but baby teeth are funny. They look there one day and the next day have disappeared back into the gums. You thankfully haven't been too fussy with them coming through. You certainly love anything cold, and your applesauce popsicles for dessert, I'm sure help. Also freezing little drops of applesauce are another one of your favourites.

This picture sums up our future, I can just see it. Two crazy little girls, who will love each other, but drive each other crazy!