3/4 Of a Birthday

Dear Isabelie, 

Today, you turned 8 months old.  It snowed last night {not sure  how much... 6 inches??}.  I didn't make it out of my pjs today.  We were planning to put you in your new snowsuit {from your Gigi}, but when I heard that the windchill made it feel like 4 degrees outside, you and I both changed our minds.  Too frigid.

At 8 months:  you can crawl {but it's kind of more of an army crawl because your tummy slides along the floor-- but you move!  and you're probably cleaning our floors!}// you love dancing and singing to records {Hank Williams Greatest Hits is your current fave, Ella Does Gershwin is a close runner up, Bing's Christmas Carols were also loved}// you take your naps like a big girl-- going to your crib without crying and talking yourself to sleep!// you want to practice standing up everywhere all the time, but you also love playing in your room on the floor, and exploring every nook & cranny// you love making people laugh.. and you love giving big slobbery kisses.  Your disposition is our favorite-- part sweet, part rascal, and part communicator.

And today, I can't believe you only have 4 more months til you're one year. Wow.  Whoa.  I wasn't sure how I would react to your growing up so quickly, but I'm finding myself feeling so happy for you when you make these developments and take these steps towards becoming a big girl {but let's be honest, you will always be my baby.}  

You just keep making our lives merrier and brighter, every day... because you're the sunniest little creature to ever army crawl scoot into our hearts.  We're the luckiest.  Happy 3/4 Birthday Isabel!

Here are some snaps from this day:

XO

Cassie