8 Months

Z's favorite toys right now are her musical instruments, especially her shakers. She also loves to bang her hands on anything.

She loves to laugh! Her dad's job lately has been to see what he can do to make her giggle. Each day it is something new. Then when he finds something that makes her laugh it isn't funny the next day.

She will throw things just out of her reach when she is playing. She lifts her bottom off the ground and goes to her stomach to grab the objects. But as soon as she is on her stomach, she starts whining. She still is not a big fan of being on her stomach.

She is eating all kinds of different foods, but her favorite is still peaches. A close second is steamed broccoli. She really likes to feed herself. She doesn't want anybody doing it for her.

Z has lots to say these days. Lately she has really enjoyed screaming. The kind of scream that makes everybody turn their heads in the grocery store and look at me like I am hurting my child. When she is babbling you can really see those two shiny teeth on the bottom that she loves to show off.