8 MONTHS

It is blowing my mind how quickly Macie is growing up, time is definitely going by way to fast, and I need to get even better at taking time to appreciate the little things with Macie, like hugs, and giggles, and smiles.

Macie at 8 months:
- Has been crawling for about a month now, is a slow crawler, but gets wherever she wants. I hope this means she will be one that takes her time and enjoys life and is not always in the fast lane like so many of us.
- Is starting to say Mama, mom, mmmmmuuuuummmmmm. I can't wait for her to connect that word to me.
- Is such a good little eater. She loves broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, potatoes, chick peas, kidney beans, greek yogurt mixed with strawberries and spinach, and every fruit on the planet. She loves her pablum, mama's milk, rice husks, and cherrios. I have to mix all of her meat in with her vegatables in order for her to eat it, and for some silly reason she is not a huge fan of sweet potatoes, I know what baby doesn't like sweet potatoes. She also isn't a huge fan of asparagous, and squash.
- Is a great sleeper and is up every morning around 7:30. So if I have her in bed by 8:00 every night she almost does a full 12 hours. Still struggles a bit when we sleep on the road, but I will take it to have a fabulous crib sleeper.
- Loves to walk, with of course help from mom and dad. I think my predictions were right in thinking she would be a late crawler and an early walker. She didn't crawl late, but definitely not early, but everyday she makes more and more strides towards walking. The last two days she has taken two small steps on her own but then realizes what is going on and falls into my arms.
- Puts a smile on for anybody and everybody, super friendly little girl, but I have noticed when we are out of her comfort zone she likes to be held by mommy while being super friendly. Which if I am being honest doesn't hurt my feelings.
- Loves play time, especially when we play toss with her balls
- Enjoys story time and sing time
- but especially loves just finding things to climb on and pull herself up on.
- definitely has blonde hair, which is super cute right now with her small baby tan
- loves to go for walks in her baby backpack my mom and dad got us. She loves to just look around at nature and everything going on outside.  If I don't take her outside at least once a day on a walk or playing in our backyard she gets grumpy.
- Is super cleangy around 4-6 everyday which does not help with trying to make super.
- still has terrible goopy, red burning eyes. No matter what I do it does not go away. I feel so bad for her. 
- and of course is still the most adorable, sweetest, cutest little girl in her mommy and daddy's eyes.

Mom and Dad:
- moving in 7 days. yay can't wait to be back in Lloydminster
- Mark is getting ready to going back to teaching, got released from Young Mens and is now the Branch Mission leader, and being a fabulous father and husband.
- I have been a bit of a lazy bum lately, and haven't done much of anything except pack our house and watch the olympics, and take care of my little one.

Molly and Lily:
- growing more and more found of this little girl everyday. Lily did the cutest thing the other day, Macie hit her head on a toy of hers and started crying really loud, Lily came running down the stairs and started giving her kisses and was making her she was ok. So adorable.

you can really see how bad her eyes are in this picture

is watching for Molly and Lily to come running into her bedroom

stink they are cute

loves to put her head into the dogs for kisses