Salem and Isabella

Salem had a playdate the other day with her friend Isabella. She loves other kids! Isabella is my dear friends, Amy and Isaac's, little girl. Isabella greeted Amy and Isaac about 6 weeks early! The girls are exactly 20 weeks a part. Salem wasn't sure what to do with Isabella...so she started licking her! ha! We are looking forward to many more playdates with our girls...and it's a GREAT time for us to catch up!

Salem and the Toy Box

Salem loves her toys! She likes to pull herself up on her toy box and "look" through the toys. Here are some pictures of her "deciding" which one she wants to play with! Isn't she growing up??

8 months old cont'd

I take pictures of Salem on the first of every month to celebrate her "birthday." I will post those pics of the first 7 months. Her aunties (Kendra and Kolby) got her this teddy bear. I try to take her first of the month pictures with the bear so you can see how much she's grown! I missed a few months with the bear!

Greetings!

Every time we go in to get Salem once she wakes up from her naps or in the morning, this is how she greets us. We watch her on the monitor and she'll play for a bit, roll around, talk really loud, but when she's ready to get out, she crawls over to her bumper, pulls it down, and peers over the top! Looking for her mama or dada to rescue her out of the crib!! She's so funny! It's been so neat to see her little personality coming through. And boy does she have a lot of it! ; )

Loves Auntie Kolby

We wanted to show Salem the video of her Auntie Kolby singing...and this is how excited she got when she heard it! Guess she knows amazing talent when she hears it! And not to mention, she ADORES her Auntie Kolby!

8 months old

Today Salem is 8 months old. I can honestly say I am enjoying it all. I have had so many people tell me to "soak it all in, it goes so fast!" And if that is not the truth!! I blinked and she's 8 months. I can't believe it.

Here are some Salem "highlights"

* Sleeps 7-7, naps 9-10:30, and naps 1:30-3:30 (there IS a God!)
* She still nurses and is on 3 "solid" meals a day
* Her favorites are sweet potatoes, apples, pears, squash, and if you mix any of those, she's extra happy
* She pulls herself up on everything.
* She does what I call the "Salem Scooch" If she sees something she wants, she knows how to move to get it. Sometimes she'll crawl, sometimes she just slithers over. She'll find a way if she wants it!
* says, "Dada" when she sees Chad (which of course is his favorite thing ever)
* makes a kissing sound, and all other funny sounds
* She knows how to give a "kiss" when you ask her for one
* Can wave bye-bye
* LOVES when her Auntie Nawni visits (or "The Nawn" as we call her!) Salem starts clapping and shrieking when she sees Tawni!
* Claps like crazy!!
* And LOVES her Sesame Street. She loves the episode, "Baby Bear's Birthday" She'll sit and watch the whole thing

We are so in love with her. She has so much personality. She loves attention! She would be content playing on the floor all day with her toys and one of us!

Happy 8 Months Salem Sophia. You truly are a blessing to us. We love you Punkety!

Salem Says

I will update this blog very soon. But I wanted to make sure I posted this.