Trash day/Anniversary

Me:  "Kay, do you know why today is special?"
Kay: "Why Mommy?"
Me: "8 years ago, I wore a pretty white dress and daddy and I got married"
Kay: "Mommy, do you know why else today is special?"
Me: "Why?"
Kay: "Because today is trash day"

Marissa is 8 months old!

Marissa is 8 months old today.  In the past two weeks she has gone from mastering sitting up on her own to crawling from room to room. She is still slow, but she can definitely get where she wants now.  Today I even caught her using a basket to pull up on her knees.  She is eating lots of foods now.  She still prefers purees and spits out anything with any chunks.  We are working on getting her to chew.  She is down to nursing just a few times a day and finally doing great with the sippy cup.  She is off her reflux medicine and seems to be doing ok without it.  She is very curious and giggles all the time.  Yesterday we went to the pool and she happily splashed in the pool for an hour.  She loved it!  Marissa sleeps from about 7 pm (sometimes a little earlier) to anywhere between 4 and 6 am.  She does not need to eat at night any more but wakes up starving and can't quite make it all the way.  I often catch her and Kay giggling away in the other room.  She really likes riding in the Ergo when we run errands.  She likes to look around and see what is happening.  I can't believe she is getting so big so fast!

Early July...

Pictures from the past month...

Kay and Craig making their rocket, the girls in their 4th of July outfits, Marissa enjoying her food, Marissa thrilled that her sister made her wear a hat, and Craig practicing his hair styling skills...