Lily at 8 months

Sweet Lily, as you sit at my feet, exploring the world, it's so much fun thinking of all the growth you have gone through this past month. We are already 2/3 of the way through your first year!

• Since last month, you started by crawling a few inches, then you would have to stop to take a break and suck your thumb. 
• On 2/16 you figured out how to sit up from being on your belly.
  
• I noticed that you seem to have the pincer grasp down on 2/22
• You have a great love for shoelaces. You are very talented at untying Daddy's shoes with surprising speed.
• You finally mastered crawling on hands and knees around February 26th.
• At the beginning of March, you started giving "kisses" where you would plant your lips on my cheek or chin. 
• By March 4th, you were pulling up to kneeling, and you pulled up to a stand for the first time on March 9th!
  
• On March 10th, your top two front teeth finally poked through. It was very thoughtful of you to wait so long before getting those teeth. 
• Despite a cough and runny nose, you are still a fantastic sleeper at night. 
• You still love to pull hair and have a tendency to pinch faces if your hands get close enough (hence the matching scratches Mommy & Daddy both have).
• If you are in my arms, and I'm not moving around, you start bouncing up and down to tell me to get moving.

Sweet girl, you are such a joy. We go everywhere together and you just make me so happy. You make everyone happy! Thank you for being so wonderful.
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