Mackenzie is 8 months old

Feb. 19, 2009
(pictures taken Feb. 27, 2009)

Mackenzie,

Wow - 8 months old! You are getting so big and doing so many new things! You are still not officially crawling with your belly off the floor, but you get around JUST FINE! It's hard to keep up and so much fun!

You are at the stage where you really like Mommy & Daddy and don't want us to leave you for even a second. You want to be held all the time (we are working on this!) and you don't like for us to walk into another room. You are not afraid of strangers and you smile and flirt with everyone!

You really like crawling after your toys and you still LOVE your bouncer. Nan and Pops got you a bouncer that hangs in the doorway at their house and you think you are SO BIG when you are in it! You can tell by the smile on your face how proud you are!

You have been eating Stage 3 foods and finger foods like wagon-wheels, yogurt melts, and cheese puffs. You have also eaten scrambled eggs, mashed potatos, and boiled noodles. You're drinking pretty well out of a sippy cup, but you still haven't figured out that you need to keep it tilted up far enough that you can drink what's in there!

You think it's really fun to stick out your tongue and blow which makes a funny sound and when we do it to you, you will do it back. It's so much fun (right now) to see you mocking us!

We love you more than anything!

Love,
Mommy & Daddy