8 Months!

So Maeve turned 8 months, almost two weeks ago. oops!

So the last month has brought a lot of changes. Maeve crawls at super speed now, constantly trying to make a break for the back door when its open (I don't know where she plans to go though) or trying desperately to get to the dog's water bowl so she can stick her hands in it. We mistakenly assume that we have enough time to catch her and then we get there just in the nick of time or occasionally, after she has flung water everywhere. She's also pulling herself to stand up on everything and has just started cruising along the furniture. She also knows how to climb up stairs, but hasn't figured out the general direction of the stairs yet, so we're safe for now, but not for long.

And she's destructive, so much so that her superhero name is Destructo (thank you Ashton). She rips, bangs, smacks, you name it, she does it. Her mother is the proud owner of a NEW phone since her drool rendered the keyboard completely unusable. At daycare, since Maeve has become mobile, they have had to increase the number of baby gates because she is into everything.

We also get to see the beginnings of a temper since when we take things away from her that she wants but shouldn't have, she screeches at us and tries to get back her "toys". She also dramatically throws her head back, foreshadowing temper tantrums to come. Although she still laughs at us when we tell her No, which can't be a good sign. We predict she will be quite the spitfire.

No teeth yet, but she appears to be very close. And because of that, her sleep has been very iffy the last few weeks, but we finally seem to have gotten back on track somewhat.

She's still delightfully happy. She's constantly smiling, laughing, and babbling.

We're heading to Seattle at the beginning of August and can't wait!