Can you tell that the hustle and bustle of the holidays is upon us? We have been missing in action but busy none the less...baby showers, birthday parties, baking cookies, shopping, wrapping, addressing Christmas cards, shopping, trying new foods, cutting down our Christmas tree, hanging our stockings, putting up the lights, shopping and the list goes on!! (jk on the chopping down of the tree...went to our local Whole Foods and threw that pre-wrapped sucker on the top of the Yukon and we were good to go...$49.99 for an 8 ft tree...best price in town and the farm where it came from plants two new trees for every tree they cut down)
And as life seemed to be flying by, I realized that sweet baby Maryn turned 8 months old today...to the big white chair we went. She's been teething lately (still no pearly whites) and can be quite the grumpy grump grumpster! What! MY Maryn, grumpy! Yes, and that's one of the nice words I have been calling her:) So...pictures today were a bit of a challenge but she can't help but smile at her crazy mom that lives behind the lens of a Nikon D80.
She is soooo close to crawling but she is definitely a cautious soul. She still loves to stand and walk and looks for our hands to hold onto. She actually stood on her own for 8 seconds today...this child might skip crawling altogether. A tiny old lady in the grocery store stopped me today and asked how old Maryn was...when she noticed that Maryn's smile was all gums she turned to me and said "that child has no teeth!" (as if Maryn was totally disfigured), to which I replied, "um...she's a baby". Then she proceeded to touch her! Doesn't she know it's flu season?
Look what's back!!!!
BOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Her blonde fuzz is actually coming in pretty thick.
Despite the throbbing in her gums...she squeezed a smile out for me
And then she remembered the pain! And tried to JUMP out of the chair!
These photo shoots are getting harder...8 month olds like to MOVE!
(no babies were harmed in the shooting of these photos...momma's got a quick hand!)
And they like to GRAB everything!!
Maryn's first ornament on the tree, from great grandma Loeper.
This disaster is part of the reason I haven't been blogging...
Not sure if you can tell from this out of focus shot, but she's starting to lose her baby fat cheeks!
I had to work Thanksgiving so I made turkey dinner on that Saturday and Maryn joined us in her pj's.
Maryn has been busy...learning to read...
...attending baby showers...
Bobby and Bri are having a baby boy in January!!
crazy auntie Heidi!
...busy practicing 'soooo BIG'....
...and she waves 'bye bye'!..
...celebrating nanny's birthday...
...playing in boxes...
...practicing my pose...
...singing Christmas carols...
...stacking toys...
...standing...
...messing up mommy's hair...
...giving snuggles...
...playing Simon Says...
Simon says...lift your right leg
Simon Says...look at the person/dog who is responsible for leaving their toys in the middle of the room...
...Simon Says...kiss!
Someone's teething.
She literally bent over about 15 times to bite my foot while she was playing!
...mastering the sippy cup...
...browsing the catalogs and writing a wish list to Santa...
...enjoying the cooler weather...
...belly laughing...
...helping daddy with his sit ups...
...warming up for a run...
...celebrating uncle Nick's birthday...
And I'm not convinced that things are going to slow down anytime soon!
