WOW! It seems like the last 2months have flown by so fast. Lucy has grown and matured so much. Her awareness of her surroundings is incredible. She doesn’t forget at thing! I have to remember if I go to the fridge with her now that she knows the whipped cream is in the door, and when it opens, she can grab it. It isn’t like she knows the goodness inside the container, but it must be the best container ever. 😂 Lucy is really finding her independence too. She wants to do things HER way! When we walk to the bus stop each day, she wants to get down to walk when we get there. All is fine if she has shoes on, but shame on Mommy if I brought her only in socks and she can’t get down. Lucy will get very mad. She now prefers to stand to play. If I set her down on the floor, she will work her way to something to pull up on. Today, I put her down by her table and went to enter some things into the computer. No sooner do I sit down a few feet away from Lu, she has already tried to stand up against her table, lost her footing, and wiped out, scraping her forehead on the edge of the table on the way down. She sure has BIG plans. “Don’t mess with me standing, Mom! I’ve got this!” “Or maybe not……..!”   Her new “trick” the past few days has been to let go while standing to see what happens. She is really going to prove to us that she will NOT crawl, but walk instead. She thinks tummy time is for babies, and she is a BIG girl. 😕 I hate when my babies want to grow up so fast! All her sweetness is going into her determination to see the world. Sometimes I can catch a few moments of the little baby still left in her. I am trying to grip that as much as I can. She is so silly. Lucy loves to make faces to get a reaction. She likes to growl now too, especially when I squeeze her, or when she wants attention. She still loves to smile at people when they acknowledge her, but has not gotten past her separation anxiety. We have been dealing with this since she was 3 months old. She is great with Daddy now, though, which is a huge improvement. It is so much nicer to walk around the house when Sam has her, without having to feel like I need to duck and hide to not be seen. Here are her 8 Month Tidbits: Weighs ? Is ?” Tall, Has 2 Teeth, Likes Mommy, Daddy, her Gigi Bunny, Storytime & Swim, to play peekaboo, bathtime, to eat paper, find all the fuzz and leaves in the carpet, & to be with the big kids. She Dislikes: Babyfood!, being put on her tummy, being taken away from Mommy. She still LOVES Piano Guys and her Smart Baby CD. Lucy can say “Mama”, “Dada”, “Bubba”, “Up”, and most recently “Hi.” Her only baby sign at this point is “Eat.” Happy 8 Month Birthday Lu! I love you so much! Please stop growing up so fast! You will never be a baby again. 😩