Some of Jillian's favorite things

It's hard to believe that Jillian will be 8 months old tomorrow. She now has 3 teeth and even occasionally blurts out "ma-ma" and "da-da". She isn't crawling quite yet but likes to "belly surf" all over the wood floor. She loves squash, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, bananas, avocados, the list goes on....As you can see from the pictures, she's not a picky eater! It's fun to watch her discover new things every day from watching her own hand open and close to watching a squirrel run all over the park.

Some of her favorite things from the last couple months are:
1.) Bucket swings. At least this is what we call them. When we pull the stroller into the park and she sees kids laughing and playing around, she instantly smiles and her whole body shakes with excitement.

2.)The zoo. We went to the Niabi Zoo in September and were very impressed. Jillian reached right out to pet the goats.

3.) Bibs. As in bib overalls. We've found some great baby consignment shops in the area and last week Paul picked these out for Jillian. She's our little farmer girl now!

4.) Laughing at kids. Doesn't matter where we are or if the kid is doing anything entertaining or not...Jillian laughs! Here she is laughing at her cousin Leah.