This sweetie pie turned 8 months yesterday. I honestly can’t believe it. People keep asking me how old she is and I always have to catch myself and remember to say 8 months- how is that possible?
This little monkey has definitely changed our lives in a completely indescribable way. She totally lights up our world and I can’t imagine what life was even like without her..
So, a little glimpse into what life with her is like…
Parks has begun to eat real food. We don’t do really organized meals, but she picks at our breakfast, lunch and dinner. We’ve pretty much followed baby lead weaning and have loved it. It makes prep so easy and our meal times so pleasant! Currently, she’s totally in love with oranges. She loves sucking the juice out and then throwing the rest on the floor (unfortunately, the dogs aren’t so fond of the leftovers). I shouldn’t be surprised considering the one thing I had to have every day during pregnancy was orange juice:)
She also still loves her Starbucks. This pic is from a few months ago, but the sentiment hasn’t changed. She’s truly a girl after her mama’s heart.
She’s also as fidgity as her mama. Not a fan of sitting still all day. She’s sitting, standing, crawling, climbing and “hovering”(that’s what I call when she stands without support for 3 seconds before she realizes she’s not holding anything and gets worried and sits back down). She’s going to be walking in no time.
Parks loves trips out. She loves smiling and then hiding from new friends at the grocery store, target, park and of course Trader Joe’s.
Thankfully, she’s started into a regular napping routine. And are working towards longer sleeping sessions at night (I honestly don’t know how long, because I’m totally not interested in looking at the clock anymore when she wakes up.) Right now, I’ve chosen just to enjoy the extra snuggles and time together while she still wants it (even if it is in the middle of the night)!
She’s also very chatty. Her favorite “word” is babbabababababa and we’re pretty sure the “who” sound she makes is in reference to the dogs (she almost exclusively uses it when she sees them or another dog around). I’m working on getting her to say mama, but so far no luck;)
She does a great job leaving me to spend the day with her Mimi or go the church nursery. That is until I walk past, or she hears me, or I don’t acknowledge her when grabbing something from the nursery – then she screams until I come pick her up. Little girl knows what works…
Well, I feel like I could write about Parker for days, but this is already pretty long. Plus since just about every other post I write is about her – I’m pretty sure you get the jist of it!
Our Latte Love 
So cute!! Love the photos!