Claire Bear - 8 Months

I seriously wish time would slow down. Claire is growing so fast I can't believe it. She's starting to exude a little personality and it is so much fun to watch. However, along with all of the new and exciting moments she has experienced recently, Claire has also introduced us to the difficulties of being out and about with an 8 month old. It seems like the parenting aspect of raising a child has finally begun. Lately she has been:

• Very vocal - her favorite sounds are "pf", "ba", "da", "ga" and a couple of times it seriously sounded like she said "ta ya". :)
• Becoming anxious when separated from Mommy
• Rolling around like crazy - we just had to buy a gate so she wouldn't roll down the stairs
• Getting frustrated if she's playing with Khloe's toy and Khloe takes it from her
• Loving the sound door stops make when you pull at them
• Sleeping on her tummy - she moves all around her crib and usually ends up asleep on her stomach
• Making a really annoying whiny noise when she's had enough - sometimes the countdown to bedtime starts at 10am
• Learning cause and effect - if I hit 'this' with 'this' it makes a fun noise
• Pointing to pictures in her books
• Reaching as far as her arms will allow - crawling doesn't seem to interest her
• Growing steadily - our scale says she weighs 17.5 lbs
• Limiting dinner time when we are out at restaurants - she can only eat so many air puff treats before getting fussy
• Smiling when we sign "all done"
• Getting over her 2nd cold
• Using her first finger and thumb to grab pieces of food

Despite our new challenges, Claire is such a well behaved child. She is constantly smiling from ear to ear proudly showing off her two bottom teeth. We couldn't love her more! Here is her new "Claire Bear" picture:

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