Eight Months Old and First Time on the Swings!

Cate's 8 month birthday was Tuesday.  Here's a picture I took of her in her exersaucer.  We call this her "office" because she will stay in there forever and just goes from one task to the next.  Her tongue seems to be permanently stuck out; I think she might be getting a tooth.

Then today, Wednesday, we took Cate to the playground that is right outside our back gate for her first ride on the swings.  She LOVED it!  When Tim pushed her for the first time, she got this huge smile on her face and laughed.  I think she's going to like roller coasters.  She loves it when Tim throws her up in the air and is wild with her.  Here are some pictures from the unseasonably warm afternoon...and by that I mean that it might have been above 35 degrees.

My Big Girl

Cate is getting so big!  She has finally started to roll her chubby little self over.  She just did it for the first time (from back to front) this past Thursday.  She is getting really good at sitting and is making all kinds of new noises.  She is so much fun and is starting to be a better sleeper.  She just started at a new daycare this week because, although we really liked her former provider, she spent some of the morning in the car and just wasn't napping at all.  So, now she goes to a woman's home right by my school.  She home schools her two daughters and one of them in particular just loves Cate.  She told me that she doesn't like it when I come to pick her up because that means that Cate is leaving.  She also knows (she's 9) that sleep is a big priority in this transition and she's been lying in the pack n' play with Cate and singing to her until she falls asleep.  So cute.  Here are a few recent pics!