Dear Maddison Mae,

Today you are eight months old.  This past month was an extremely productive month for you.  You're now crawling (super fast), pulling yourself up to stand (and falling), eating four to five meals of solid foods (ok sometimes six) and saying Mama for everything. You have the biggest brightest smile. Your whole face lights up, your mouth opens showing your cute little front and center bottom teeth and your eyes sparkle. I'm yet to capture it on film, but the world needs to see that. You fit 9 month clothes perfectly but prefer to wear only your diaper.  Your current loves include:

• Eggs and avocados
• Your monkey, elephant toy from Auntie Mari (pictured above)
• Bubbles 
• Long car rides for napping
• Giving sloppy wet kisses
• Wrestling your Pillow Pets
• Bathing

Watching you grow is my greatest joy.  You learn so much every day.  I have no doubt that you already know how to work my iPhone and Kindle (which have mostly kid apps for you). When you're tired now, you like to lie your head down wherever you are...even if its in food. 

You have given me the best eight months of my life.  I'm so grateful to be your Mom. To be in your presence every day. I love you so so so much.

Here's to more growth,

Mama