8 mos and many new things!

Well only a month has gone by since the last blog post but it seems like a whole bunch of new things have happened! The trip to Isla was amazing and a great success. The flights there and back were nothing to be feared as far as Kate was concerned! What a perfect little traveler! She was chill when she was supposed to be, slept when it was the right time and played when it was expected. Such a good baby :) The island was gorgeous and the wedding events were all so much fun! We had a great time catching up with the family and showing Kate off as much as we could. It wasn't too hard since she was so popular anyway!

 Another big event was Kate's Baptism last Sunday. The ceremony was held at The All Saints Catholic Newman Center in Tempe with a light reception back at the house. She wore a gown that was worn by her daddy and also all of the Brink cousins during their Baptism...total heirloom!

We have some major milestones to talk about: TEETH: Last month she had her two bottom teeth still growing strong and one of her top front teeth trying to poke through which makes almost 3 right? Well, as of today, we have 7 teeth! What happened?! I have no idea... Her top right tooth broke through within a day or so of writing last months blog. Then I didn't really check her mouth again until our trip to Isla...which is where I discovered that a bottom side tooth had already broken through! Since then, the other bottom side tooth broke through...along with her OTHER top front tooth, as well as one of the top side teeth. Holy moly!

 VOCALS: Last month it was 'Mama'...or mamamamamamama...now it's 'Dada' or dadadadadadada. She seems to 'cry' Mama when she's desperate to be held and then dada for everything else that's happy and cheery. Interesting. Movement: No crawling yet...well there's backwards crawling-ish but thats about it. She does real well with going from a sitting position to tummy very quickly. She's also started 'dancing' which is the cutest thing. When she's sitting or standing in her exersaucer, she will bob her head and juggle her tummy back and forth. Very cute but I have yet to catch it on video.

 We don't have a doc appt until next month, but we did weigh her on our home scale the other day and she was about 20lbs. Still thicky girl...especially in the bottom half of her body! I've already started thinking about her 1st birthday a little. I know it's far out still but it will be here before I know it...just like her turning 8 mos. Soon she'll be in the double digits and her bday will be right around the corner! Now if we can just survive the summer...

flash on my camera is so bright, poor girl can never keep her eyes open!