Funny Face

'Cuz cute doesn't happen ALL the time....

Laundry Day

8 months old!

Time just keeps flying by...the past month has been pretty full. Practically every weekend had something exciting going on. Lauren went from L.A one weekend to Lake Tahoe the next to Oakland the following week....busy girl!

8 month favorites:

Cheerios, Gerber puffs, tupperware, Cheerios, measuring cups, wooden spoons, teething biscuits, oh and did I mention Cheerios?

All those nifty toys...and all she wants is tupperware!

Dislikes:
Green beans, peas, Junior McPhee (our outside cat), green nasal aspirator bulb.



Tricks:
Crawls over and under EVERYTHING! Can pull herself up to standing (but still forgets how to get back down sometimes), plants raspberries (AKA zrbbrts) on any leg, arm or tummy that she can get her mouth on. Clicks her tongue. Knows how to manipulate with either extra cute smiles or whiney whines to get her snacks.

Now you see her...now you don't

Milestones:
Still no teeth! She finally sleeps through the night consistently. Yay! Occasionally she will have a bad sleeping night that we figure is teething, and when she was sick she couldn't sleep unless she was in her carseat (being upright helped with congestion). OH, and she can say Mama and Dada...but not really. More like mama, dada, fafa, vava, fafa, etc. indiscriminately. I mentioned the crawling and standing already. Every now and then we'll catch her standing unsupported for 2 to 3 seconds before she comes crashing down. My mom thinks she'll be walking before she's a year old!

Her favorite sleeping position

Bring on MONTH 9!!!

Naptime

Napping with Daddy on a Saturday afternoon

Lauren meets Lola

A couple of weeks ago Lauren met her Great-Grandmother, affectionately known as Lola Minyang. "Lola" in Tagalog means Grandma or also can be a term of respect for an elder like an Auntie or Great Aunt.

While we were in town for the funeral of Lola Judy, who unfortunately, Lauren never got to meet, we were able to visit with Lola Minyang, the last surviving grandparent on either side our families. She is a sharp and fiesty 89 years old!

Lake Tahoe

We spent the weekend at Lake Tahoe with some of my friends (my mom and sister came along too). Lauren went from snow bunny to poolside cutie and Peter and I had a bit of casino action too.

I wish I looked this good in a bikini!

Green Beans!

I guess she doesn't like 'em.