Laurel is eight months old today. Her favorite things right now are pulling up and walking around. She is around 27 inches long and probably about 19 pounds. She's got one tooth and is still really resistant to eating solids. We are breastfeeding and that's where 99% of her nutrition comes from. She is a sweet, silly girl, and my life is so much fuller because of her.

Here she is getting a massage from mommy. Ahh, to be a baby...

Laurel has her first tooth. She was a little cranky last night, but I didn't really think about it. And now she has a little tooth that has popped through (her bottom right tooth). Yay Laurel!

Laurel's newest trick is pulling up in her crib and walking around the inside of it. She likes to stand up, but she is pretty cautious when she's on the floor. She seems to know that it won't hurt as much if she falls on her crib mattress, so she's a lot more daring there.

Now that Laurel is so much more aware of her surroundings and so much stronger (pulling up on everything!) she is really enjoying spending more time with Daddy. He loves to walk her around the house and yard. Tonight they took a trip out to his garage. He was showing Laurel all of his projects. He even let her "drive."

This is her fire truck pedal car that Daddy ordered for her from Ebay. (All I can think is tetanus, but I'm trying not to be too overprotective.)
Here's Laurel in the MG (a '72 Midget). Love the serious expression.
So far, she loves visiting the garage with daddy.

Yesterday was Tim's 30th birthday. I threw him a surprise party. The shocking part is that he didn't find out beforehand. We were joined by lots of friends and family. It was a blast! Thanks to everyone who helped pull it off.

While we are still proceeding with solids, it's mostly just playing rather than eating. The other day I tried avocado. Laurel seemed to have fun sticking her hands in it and chewing on her spoon. She did get a few bites in her mouth!