8 months old!

These pictures came out a bit grainy. :( I guess the lighting wasn't working with me. But you can still see this cutie and her big smile. I call her our quantum physicist. The last picture shows her expression the majority of the day. Like her Daddy, she isn't amused by most things. She is bored with baby toys. It's like she's already doing complicated math problems in her head. Her favorite thing to do now is bang a noisy toy on her highchair. We obviously aren't thrilled with this but she just throws any quiet toys we give her off the side.

New developments this month....

- sitting up

- eating 3 meals a day of oatmeal and either a fruit or veggie

- Daddy got her to laugh for once

Having fun while Daddy is away

Andy went on a business trip this week so I tried to make things extra fun around here. I just happened to be changing the sheets and thought a fort would be a ton of fun. I think the girls agreed.

A Budding Artist

Nana Lair would be proud.

Buckeye Fans

Look who is sitting up!

She decided to bypass rolling over and just go straight to sitting up.

She can reach down for toys and not fall over if she really concentrates. But she just started doing this a week ago, so there have been quite a few face-plants into the carpet.

Then Madeline joined the fun. She was dancing and wanted Fia to join in.

Diapers for One

Madeline is doing great with her potty training! The past 3 days she hasn't had any accidents and she wakes up dry in the morning and after nap time. We still put her in diapers while she is sleeping just in case, but we may stop doing that soon too. She tells us when she needs to go and we are always reminding her if it's been awhile to take a "potty break". The only bad thing so far has been public restrooms and the automatic flushing toilets. One flushed on her while she was still sitting on it and scared her. Now as soon as she is done going, she immediately jumps off. Even at home. At least she'll still sit on it to go, I guess. And I can't tell you how awesome it is to only have Fia in diapers now. Love it!

Toy Story 3

We took Madeline to see her first movie in the theater this weekend. We figured Toy Story 3 was perfect since she watches "Woody Buzz" (a.k.a. Toy Story 1) every day. Andy snapped this quick photo on his cell phone when we got settled in.

Then....the previews started. She immediately stopped eating her popcorn and was scared stiff, literally. She spent the next hour on my lap. Even though she was scared, she didn't ask to leave. I think she was still curious about what this all was, especially since Woody and Buzz were on the screen. After awhile, she warmed up and by the end she was talking and walking around our seats. Good thing there weren't many people there. When it was over, we asked her if she had fun and she said she did. So I think it was a success even though it didn't start out well.

Fun at Daycare

It doesn't appear that Fia was enjoying this activity too much.

This butt shot is hilarious!


Meanwhile, Madeline and her classmates were watching guys mow the lawn.