Cate - 8 months

As of now, our little Cate-bug has 2 teeth!  They are the sweetest little pearls you've ever seen! She has mastered crawling and enjoys going on little adventures throughout the house.  She really seems to enjoy playing in her room.  Cooper loves to play in there, too.  They read books or he acts silly trying to make her laugh.  It's so fun seeing the two of them together!

Cate has learned the signs for more, all done and milk.  She can't actually sign them yet, but she recognizes the signs and knows what they mean.  If she is in her high and want more of whatever it is she has been munching on, she smiles when you sign "more".  Same reaction if she is acting like she is finished with a meal.  The reaction is a little more dramatic for "milk".  She knows that means she gets to nurse.  She gets a huge grin on her face, waves her arms and dives for momma.  :)

We had our first ear infection false alarm.  Turns out the fever was just teething.  Apparently the fact that she kept pulling at her ear didn't mean it hurt.  She just realized she has ears and wants to check them out.  When we took her to the after hours clinic, we realized that we had hit another milestones: 20 pounds!  My little baby weighs 20 pounds.  Cooper didn't hit this milestone until after his first birthday.  Seems she is, quite literally, growing like a weed.

She also had first case of actually being sick.  She would be pretty happy until her fever spiked.  I could tell by her mood that it was back up.  After a trip to the pediatrician for a fever of up to 104.3, we discovered it was just a virus.  She was pretty pitiful for about 5 days. Glad her Nana was around to take such good care of her.  Two trips to the doctor in a month and nothing to show for it.  Glad it was nothing serious, but this medical momma is feeling like a bit of an over-protective first timer.....

Latest trick - curling her tongue

Cate has learned how to pull herself up to standing.  Between that and crawling, taking her picture lying next to her giraffe is a thing of the past! She loves to pull up and stand at our big ottoman in the living room.  This much preferred to her previous habit of crawling up to the ottoman and pulling the stuffing out from underneath the fabric.  Sneaky little toot!

Little Miss Cate-Cate is happy as a clam most of the time.  We are having so much fun watching her grow and seeing her ornery little personality develop.  She has the most loving brother who is so sweet with her.  I never imagined how much joy it would bring to see them play and laugh together.  Best.  Thing. Ever.