8 months and teething again!

I just cannot believe that Hadley is already 8 months old! I guess I will be saying that from now on every time she reaches a milestone. She actually just moved to the "big baby" class at daycare, which is for babies from about 5 months to 1 year. She has also started creeping round, and she can actually scoot around pretty quickly so we had to start baby proofing. We still aren't finished with that process, but it is coming along. I'm not doing too much, because I want her to get into some things so that I can tell her no and teach her not to get into them. But we did plug up all the outlets, got rid of all my candle and pebble sets, and moved all the cleaning supplies, etc. up high (although we did leave the dish soap under the sink and just locked the cabinet).

We also have all wood floor in our downstairs, so we got a playmat for it--not so much for baby proofing as just to help her be more comfortable when she crawls round. One of my coworkers told me about GreatMats.com. You can get just about any color mat you want, and you can even design your own playmat with your particular colors. We just got an 8x8 burgundy mat to match our living room. I love it! It can be rinsed off or washed in the tub easily, and the mats don't soak up the water. It also comes with edgers so that the edges and corners are straight. It was a little more expensive than the ones you see at WalMart, Target, etc., but so far I think it was worth it.

Hadley is also teething again--this time her top two front teeth. I have been looking for some good teethers for a while, and I finally found a "nuby" teether. I think I got it at Target. It is a soft round silicone teether with lots of little ridges to help stimulate their gums, and it even comes with a case.

Hope everyone and their babies are doing well, and hope we can all get together soon!

--Amanda