I'm 8 months old already!

It's hard to believe how time flies, but I turned 8 months old this week! I'm doing lots of new and exciting things and am cute and fun as ever. I now have two teeth on the bottom and one on the top too! I can't keep my hands out of my mouth and of course have had a ton of trouble sleeping, probably because of the teeth. I sleep just fine once I FALL asleep, but getting there is a battle. All I want to do is cuddle or play, not get in the crib :) I sit up very well now and really don't need a pillow behind me because when I "fall" over now, it's usually intentional and I go from sitting up to being on my belly because I'm trying to reach a toy. I can scoot and roll all over the place, but haven't really crawled yet - I think I'll learn that one really soon, though. I LOVE to stand now, so much so that if you try to sit me down on the floor or put me in the carseat, I lock my legs and arch my back. I pulled myself up to standing the other day too! I told you I was doing lots of new things! Dad had to lower my crib because I can sit on my own and pull up, but now it's hard for mom to put me down because the mattress is so low.

Mom and I ended up not going to the airshow last weekend, but dad went with some friends and had a great time. Mom and dad were questioning if it would be too loud for me and decided if they had to ask that I should just stay home. Here are some of dad's photos, though - I think he got some good ones!

Airshow

Dad emailed these to most of you, but here are some other photos that were taken on Easter and Mother's Day:

Easter

Mother's Day

And last, but not least, here are some other random photos from the past month or so.


My fingers are just as good as the food!


Eating makes me sleepy :)


I love Kona puppy


Swinging is fun, but I'm not giving up the binky


My new soccer ball


Can you see my kitty?

We went to the DC United game last night and had a wonderful time. We got there early with the intention of going to the Washington Freedom game earlier (it was a double header), but the weather was so nice and I was being so good that we ended up hanging out at the tailgate and I was able to play on my blanket a little longer. Everyone is always amazed at how good I am and mom and dad's friends always say "I hope MY kids are just like Sydney." There are 3 other kids in our section at the stadium - Gabriel is 6 months, Bailey is 4 months, and Arabelle just turned 2. Bailey and I stared at each other nearly the whole game last night. He's a cutie and is already bigger than I am and is 4 months younger!

Mom also tells me that my Great Grandma Speicher is in the hospital, so please keep her in your thoughts. She was moved from Indiana to Pittsburgh yesterday and is stable, but your thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.