Eight today

Korri is eight months old today! Man, time sure does fly by. While I'm sure she is developing at a normal rate and doing things that a "normal" eight month old does, I am amazed every day at the physical things she learns to do all by herself. She can sit by herself and only falls over occasionally (usually when she "forgets" that she is sitting up!).

She gets up on her knees when she is on her stomach and rocks back and forth like she is going to take off crawling at any second (but usually only manages to go backward or inch forward). She could win World Champion at pivoting in circles while on her stomach...well, until she gets stuck by getting backed into a corner. Have I mentioned that she is really strong, too?

She can even stand! Well, okay, not really, but when we prop her next to the couch, she can stand by herself for a little bit. She isn't too stable, but impresses us regardless. Our little baby is growing up.

She is now fully weaned (since just before vacation). While I'm sad to be done nursing, it sure is more convenient to bottle feed...minus bottle washing, of course. She is a happy girl most of the time (except when her teeth are bothering her) and laughs fairly easily. She LOVES her big brother and watches him non stop and tries to "play" with him to which he always says, "No, baby Korri, no!" She can say, "Mama" regularly and if she's in the right mood, she'll say, "Dada."

Oh, and NeNe discovered that Korri can wave byebye...for real!!! I couldn't believe it, but sure enough. Although, I'm fairly certain that most of her response is simply mimicking, I think it shows how aware she is of her surroundings.

Oh, and she has two teeth...the two front bottom ones! She got her second one while we were on vacation. It seems like she is still getting more, but it would be nice to have a little break. I still hold that teething is the hardest part of parenting.