Claire is 8 months old!

It's hard to believe that Claire is already 8 months old!  She's been tackling so much lately.  She's had a very busy month.  In addition to rolling back to tummy, she started pushing back on her belly.  Then more recently, she's started crawling backwards on all fours.  She's tries really hard to reach for things in front of her but hasn't yet figured out how to move crawl forward.  But I think she's going to master that very soon.  She also now sleeps on her belly.  It's so cute seeing her butt sticking up in the crib.  She started saying "da da da" -- her first sounds!  Once she discovered she could say it, she kept repeating it over and over!  We also moved her from the duck tub to the big girl tub -- she pretty much was trying to climb out of the duck tub!  And just this week, she learned to sit herself up from a laying position.  Claire has been one busy little girl!

I took her to see an ENT for her constant congestion.  Thankfully, there is nothing seriously wrong but he said it's pretty much just something she'll need to outgrow with time.  She also went in for another appointment with the pediatrician for an ear infection this week.  She's up to 19 lbs. 14 oz.!

I recently took the girls to a playdate in which all the kids played in some kid pools and with a water table.  It was so hot; the water felt great.

Natalie loves to play in her Princess dress up clothes she got from Oma and Nana.  Her latest adventure is to invite the Disney Princesses over for tea -- and she invites "Baby Care".

And the girls of course spend lots of time playing together doing different things.