Kelly: Eight Months and Nine Months

Kelly-Belly, you're just too cute. Your smile is so big and so bright. You love to laugh and we love to make you giggle because its so sweet.

You are into everything these days. Somewhere back in October you started pulling up on things and now you are a serious cruiser. You can climb a full flight of stairs. You are FAST. You wait for the second I turn my back and grab whatever it is you've scheming about... plates, paper, Shannon's stuff. Oh, and the bowl of dog water is a daily mission.

You are suddenly an eating machine. You love munching on graham crackers and crackers and can pick up cereal and puffs. You still are enjoying the purees I make you (and even share your "squished up" pears and peas with your sis sometimes).

You recently learning how to wave (see the second elephant photo up top) and can sign milk. You babble mama and dada, but I think I've heard you really SAY dada a few times.

Your latest trick is shaking your head no (is that because you hear mommy use that word about 400 times a day?). Which has inspired "the Kelly dance" at our dance parties.

But as fast as you're growing up, you're still a sweet little baby.