Atlie at 8 months old (June 27)

This month has been a super-busy one. Because of that as I was preparing to write this blog, I realized I have no pictures for the month of June (and it's also the reason for the tardiness of the post). I can't believe that I didn't take any pictures... I feel a bit guilty. Hopefully next month will less hectic.

Here are a few things that Atlie has accomplished this month:

• Perfected hands and knees crawl
• Eating chunkier food (Like banana and sweet potato chunks. We started puffs and mum-mums, too)
• Loves animals and gets so excited when she's sees dogs and cats
• More interaction and mimicking Branna. She loves to watch Branna play and run around.
• Says bye-bye and waves
• Has started getting some separation anxiety and cries when I leave the room
• She's getting her top 2 teeth
• Starting to cruise with walker

Going Out

Branna has always been very independent and now that she's older, she has gotten really good about getting herself dressed. I keep enough clothes in a cabinet that she can get into so that when I say, "Go get your clothes on." she can do it all on her own.

This was the senario played out for one of our weekly grocery shopping trips.... except that it backfired on me! This is what she came out in:

She was so proud of herself for getting it done fast and finding all the right "royal" attire... I just couldn't tell her to go change!

Pool Time!

With 100+ degree already, we decided it was time to hit the pool! Unlike other first-time-in-the-pool experiences, Branna was instantly swimming around, with the help of her swim tube.

This was also Atlie's first time in the water. She was a little tentative at first, but after a few minutes, she was enjoying it as much as the rest of the kids.

She especially loved splashing her hands in the little waterfall.

We're looking forward to lots more trips to the pool and good times with friends!