8 months!

Amazingly, here we are again, celebrating another month gone in Gemma's short little life so far.  She's inching closer and closer to that one year mark, and it's coming all too quickly for this mama!  I want her to stop growing, to slow down, to savor each tiny little moment...and yet I look forward to her getting bigger, becoming more expressive, enjoying life in new ways than she can in her infancy.  It's such a mix of emotions, that all boils down to this intense love that I have for her that is so hard for me to express in words or actions sometimes :)

Month 8 - you've brought personality, joy and excitement.  I don't have doctor stats, so we'll just have to wait until next month to see we're she's at.

Things to remember:

• how you've started waving this month - saying "hi" with arm flails, and it's awesome!
• how teething has started wrecking havoc on your sleep - you had 2 different occasions where you came down with a fever and were extremely needy (whimpering, sad, pitiful) for a couple of days...can't wait until teething is over - in 2+ years :)
• how you like to growl when you're happy - such lady like sounds!
• how you cock your head to the side, like you're flirting ever so slightly...it's adorable.
• how you started crawling this month baby girl!!!  
• how you've become quite vocal - and even say "mama" when you're starting to need some attention
• how you've started giggling/laughing in your car seat - what a change from your earlier months of life!
• how you started puffs this month and love them - as well as lots of roasted veggies we cook!
• how you've mastered going from a crawling position to a sitting position - another thing that's impacting your sleep just a bit.

You're such a joy Gemma Jams!  You provide such happiness and you're a perfect piece of our family!