2011 is here

Wow -- Jan flew by and we're just getting caught up on the past 45 days. You're growing so fast Aeowyn and are 8 months old now. We had a pretty mild winter so far, with just one day where we had about 8 inches of snow. You're now wearing 12 months old clothing at just 8 months of age and are really moving into solid food. You ate spaghetti recently and have fallen in love with yogurt! You also love when daddy leaves his cereal in the bowl and chops it up for you to eat. You're getting picky now about eating baby food -- so that stage may be coming to an end soon. You're still eating three times per day now.

Aeowyn -- you're such a wonderful little girl. You love to smile and stare at mommy and daddy until you get their attention -- and then you cast this really big smile. Speaking of staring -- you really find Thatha fascinating and will just sit there for the longest time staring at him. You also have a funny thing where you like to suck on mommy's chin when she holds you.

The big news is that you're almost crawling! You can get on all fours and rock back and forth and wiggle backwards. We're all waiting for that moment when you start crawling which is going to be really soon. You love to move around and roll around your crib and you even love to grab things and pull them into your crib if they're hanging down (like blankets). Also, if mommy or daddy are holding you, you really enjoy being picked up and tickled with our noses on your chest -- where you laugh so much.

You still really enjoy your bouncey in the kitchen and enjoy playing with your doll and rattles. You also have two cute little bottom teeth. Sleep wise, you almost always go to bed at 7pm and get up around 4pm recently for milk and then sleep in until 7am.

Of course, your brother really love to play with you. Talin and Rohin both like it when you sit on their lap. Your new trick is that you love to lean over and grab their sippy cups or blankets when they're sitting next to you!

This week, it's been 70 degrees in Feb -- and soon we'll be playing outside so much in the meadow behind our house! We're so lucky to have you as our daughter Aeowyn! Mommy, Daddy, Rohin & Talin love you so much!