Da-Da

Jessica can finally say Da-Da...Russ is sooo happy!! A couple of days ago we were in the car and I wasn't sure what she was saying so I turned off the radio and listened to her babble "Da-Da-Da-Da" - it was very exciting!

Jess has also started to raise her hands in the air when you say "Hooray!" - now she just has to learn to "stomp her feet" and she can do all the actions to the song on her Baby Einstein DVD. She is clapping ALL the time and is also starting to point at things.

As for moving around, she isn't crawling on her hands and knees yet, but is definitely able to pull herself up from kneeling if she has something to hold on to. We think she might just skip the true crawling stage all together. We'll see.

I think she knows how to give kisses - whenever I ask for one, she leans in and plants her lips right on mine (with her mouth open, of course) - giving me a slobbery, but adorable smooch!

Oh, and did you know we're teaching Jess how to drive the truck?? =) How cute are these photos?!?



That's it for now...it's hard to believe she's 8 1/2 months already. Yesterday I got a little teary-eyed at the thought of having to leave her to go back to work in September. I am secretly hoping that the next 4 months will either go by REALLY slowly or we win the lottery so I don't have to go back to work. Jessica is such an angel I can't imagine spending an entire day without her. C'est la vie, I guess. *sigh*

Here are some layouts I also did recently (yes, my stock is FULL of pink!!):



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