Baby steps...

ok, no - she's not walking yet. but at the rate she's going, she may be soon! she's started to master the crawl/scoot pretty well, and can get pretty much anywhere she wants to go now. she's also entered a whole new phase of discovery in the realm of textures - anything she can run her fingernails across and make noise is her current favorite thing...as well as any flashing lights. she's still madly in love with my cell phone and gets very annoyed with me that i won't let her put it in her mouth. she still makes out with both her parrot and Jax (her little dog Josh gave her when she was born) and thoroughly enjoys leaving "baby hickies" on my shoulder.

teething is still in full force and while we've gotten used to the drool, the sleepless nights are definitely taking a toll. moving her back and forth from her swing to her bed to try and keep her happy and trying to keep that stinkin' pacifier in her mouth constantly is cause for much exhaustion over here. she's usually pretty happy during the day, which is a blessing, but evenings and "sleepy times" aren't quite as fun - can't wait till these blasted teeth cut through.

tonight is a monumental night as well - she's spending the night with my mom without us for the first time. gonna pack her all up and ship her off LOL - ok not quite, we'll be going up there tomorrow for a Thirty-One party. but nevertheless, this is a big step not just for her, but for me as well. i hope i can enjoy the quiet time lol.

jabbering is one of /our/ current favorite things she's going through....the little attempts at conversation leaving us giggling at her utter cuteness. she'll sing herself to sleep and talk to herself when she wakes up in the morning...she has serious conversations with her dolls and laugh, squeals and jabbers when we tickle and play with her... she's a blast, i can't lie. there's no greater entertainment than watching her play with and talk to her toys :)