Eight Months Old

On February 3, 2010 Josie Hayden entered her ninth month of life with a celebratory visit from her Grammy and Grandpa Bob. She continues to get cuter each day and is transitioning from baby to little girl. She is getting better at communicating her needs and wants by gesturing and has begun to catch on with signing. Some of Bobcat's favorite things are grabbing, swinging, dancing, petting the cats, and babble-singing. She now takes two or three substantial naps -- a big improvement from the 15-minute micronaps a few months ago. Josie usually wakes every three or four hours throughout the night (again, a big improvement), but occasionally impresses us with an eight-hour stretch. Mealtimes seem to be the highlight of her day. She now eats cereal, puffs, broccoli, asparagus, avocados, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, green beans, peas, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, peaches, mangos, apples, and pears. Josie is still nursing despite keeping Annie on her toes with her two sharp teeth. Much to her mother's delight, Bobcat is not crawling. She loves to be in a standing position and probably thinks she could run away if only those pesky adults would let go. Babies seem to love pilates and Josie has added the plank pose to her repertoire. Both of her parents walked before effectively crawling, so maybe she will follow in their tracks.

Grabbing a straw at the Hillcrest Farmer's Market

Pulling at those tempting DVDs

Signing please

"Please, oh, please! Gimme that food!"

Showing off her two teeth with a big smile