August 26th was my 8 month birthday. I celebrated by spending the day with my Marms, Pops, and Jojo (Mommy and Daddy had to work that day :( ). So far, being an eight month old rules. I can do lots of new things, and I only have to take two naps a day now. I'm not crawling full speed yet, but will take a few crawls before deciding that I would rather sit back up. Here are a few of my "stats"
* I go to bed at 7:30 and wake up from 6:45-7:00. Mommy liked it when I went to bed at 8:00 better, but she likes to see me before she goes to work.
* I am eating stage 2 foods twice a day, for breakfast and dinner. I eat every bite, and usually want more.
* I weigh 21 pounds
* I can stand up while holding on to something by myself.
*My favorite toy is my Monkey right now, I love to chew his tail and drag him around with me all day. I also love playing with Kitchen utensils.
* I can say "dada" "hi" "Mama" and "dog" but not on demand.
*I wave bye bye and clap while saying "yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh" on demand.
* I play peek-a-boo
*I crack up laughing every time the ABC song comes on my Baby Einstein table.
* My favorite books are "Baby Faces," "Snuggle Puppy," "Where's Spot?" and "Butterfly Kisses." My mommy couldn't figure out how to underline the books, so she incorrectly put them in quotes.... haha.
I am into everything.... Here I am playing with bags, and torn paper from Colin's birthday.
Story time with My Marmee is my favorite!
I am a big girl drinking out of my sippy cup. Water is yummy!
My little cousin Joli and I are getting to play together lots while our mommies work. I am teaching her all kinds of new things.
I am still biting my lips.... I have all four of my bottom teeth, but mommy thinks I am working on my first top tooth!
Look at me! I'm standing up all by myself!
....but it wasn't happening. I heart my family.
Did I mention that we are busy?
The beautiful old houses and uniqueness of Charleston combined with the quiet beaches of Edisto Island were perfect for our first family vacation.
I was a complete angel, most of the time. I did have a few hard nights sleeping in my pack and play, but that was probably due to me teething and getting over my first stomach bug. I'm always happy with my Colin and Poppey though.
The hour long carriage ride was a little much. It was almost tragic when I accidentally tossed my monkey overboard. Luckily a nice man chased us a block to return it to me. He must have kids. I decided to hold monkey really close the rest of the ride.
Daddy loved the tour, and Colin was BIG the whole day.
I love these boys!
I missed some of the sight seeing through Charleston due to my afternoon nap.
I was cuddled up with my favorite lovies resting so I would be a big girl for my Poppey's 60th birthday dinner.
BUT, the BEST part of my vacation was by FAR the BEACH! 
Colin showed me the sand, and that it was ok to get it ALL OVER. 
Mommy took about a hundred pictures of me squinting in the sun....
I was very serious about the sand. I managed to eat a little bit of it as well as put a shell in my mouth. Neither phased me, but mommy about had a cow.
It was hard getting a little space to myself on the beach. Mommy and Daddy hovered....
My mommy didn't get any good action shots (one of the many reasons she hates her camera and will be getting a new one for Christmas...) of me crawling about chasing my shadow, or getting salt water splashed on my face. She did manage to get some good video though.
One of my favorite parts of the beach was the clean up. What's not to love? I was naked, my fav., and mommy let me play with the water while she tried her best to get all the sand off of me.
Of course some of the water did splash me in the face.... but after a day of waves and sand, I took it all in stride.
Braxton's daddy and grandmas were very excited!
Do you remember Stacia? She was my nurse too! Nurses don't get any better than her! 
My daddy couldn't wait to get his hands on Braxton! I stayed beside him so he would remember that I'm his number 1 girl!
Mommy was talking about how cute Braxton was, and how she missed holding such a small baby. I hope she's not thinking of getting a "new model" any time soon.
It's hard to believe that I was so small only 8 1/2 months ago....
and now I'm such a BIG girl! 
