Crawling Everywhere

Happy 8 Month Birthday, Tenley-Rue!!

 Ok, so this isn't the best picture, but look at Tenley's longgg legs!!

Baby girl is doing so much these days that it's hard to keep up with her...

Here's what she's been up to:

• Baby girl weighs 22.5 pounds and is 29 inches long. When we stand her next to us she almost reaches our hips. It's crazy; she's like a little human.
• She's still in size 5 diapers and due to her length her onesie size has jumped to 12 months, but she is still in size 6-12 month shorts. 
• She learned to clap and thinks it's so much fun to do. She also loves to watch you clap and cheer her on as well.
• Another major milestone we accomplished this month is that Tenley has slept in her crib every night (for the entire night). GO TEAM! The breaking point was when she was learning to crawl and Ed woke up in the middle of the night and found her on all fours heading toward the bottom of the bed... there is just no containing this girl - she is such a mover. It is so nice to put her in her crib at night and let her fall asleep; while having the peace of mind that she won't fall out of our bed. Most nights she will go right to sleep and some nights she will toss and turn and we will find sitting on her knees with her hands on the rails starring at us as we walk by, but for the most part the crib is awesome sauce.
• She is pulling herself up on everything and trying to climb everything she comes in contact with (even Mommy and Daddy).
• At 7 1/2 months we officially declared her a crawler and now she is crawling everywhere!! She crawls to get her toys and especially crawls to get into things she shouldn't touch. She crawls to get Pearl and will go all the way around the couch and dining room table to get her... she's everywhere!! Click here to see some good crawling videos.
• Once she started crawling we had to lower her pack-n-play and her crib because when she would crawl around in them and she could see over the top. Now that they are lower she sees it as a challenge to get out. The one night the little monkey girl was trying to escape. She's so silly!
• Tenley is also standing with the assistance of furniture and toys pretty well these days. She plops over, but pulls herself right back up and falls again. Good practice though, right? 
• She can now get into the sitting position from her back; which is pretty crazy to me. It was funny to lay her in her crib, come back to check on her and find her sitting up. 
• She has added prunes, avocados, carrots and apple puffs to her menu of foods. She absolutely hated avocados. I mean, she wouldn't even swallow them. On the other hand, carrots are her absolute favorite; which is a total surprise to me because I hate carrots. Hopefully that means she will have good vision like her Daddy.
• My favorite thing that she learned this month is to point. She points at EVERYTHING!! If you turn on a light, the fan, the TV or anything she'll point at it. It's the cutest thing.

I feel like she's growing up too fast and doing things even faster. This month she's crawling, then walking and then what? Like, she's not my baby anymore and creeping up to being a toddler very soon. Only 4 more months and she'll be 1! It's sad how quickly she's growing, but it's such a fun journey at the same time and we're enjoying every second of it!