She's mobile!

Recently Eliza has gotten pretty good at retrieving toys she wants.  Still, she wasn't technically crawling.  But today, the day before she turns 8 months old, she decided to make it official and give us a glimpse of the real thing.  See for yourselves!  

Here's how she was getting around a week later...

Cruising Through Life

So "cruising" is the official term when babies walk while holding onto something.  Eliza's been cruising a lot lately; she especially loves doing laps around the coffee table (babies need their aerobic exercise, you know).  Here's a shot of her kissing herself while she cruises around on our full-length mirror.  

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Great skills but questionable rhythm.

Get Up

Overcome with the funky beat, Eliza takes to her feet.

The M Word

So this week Eliza has been teething. At one point she was fairly miserable and reached her arms out to her mother and said "Mama Mama Mama". While it was terrible to see her in such distress, it was great to hear her finally say Mama! She's been saying "Dada" for over a month!

Baby 4th

I had to wait until a until a year later, but I finally got to feel Eliza kick on Independence Day.

Here's some footage.