Crazy Eight!

Look out world! The little hooligan turned eight months old today! She's actually doing very well. She never got the virus Amanda and I got...which is an absolute miracle! She's not quite to the point of crawling...but it seems to be getting closer (haven't I said this before?). She's also still drooling a ton, but has yet to cut that first tooth...but it seems to be getting closer (haven't I said this before too?). You get the idea. She's progressing but hasn't quite hit any of the major milestones. Amanda took Olivia to Albuquerque for Thanksgiving and with the exception of a few crying fits, their trip went well. Here's a couple pictures of Olivia with Grandpa Westmoreland.

And now it's time for a funny story! Amanda is a very caring and loving mother to Olivia. She loves her daughter dearly, but she sometimes has a little bit of a problem letting go of Olivia...even when she's asleep in bed. This has happened four times that I can remember, but I'm sure there have been more instances. What does she do? Quite simply, she goes baby hunting. Now, she doesn't get out of bed to do this. In her dream state, she thinks Olivia is somewhere in the bed and Amanda goes looking for her. So, in the middle of the night, Amanda will roll over and start peeling back my covers trying to find Olivia. As you would imagine, this has a tendency to wake me from my slumber. So, I have to tell Amanda that Olivia is in the crib and she needs to go back to bed. In most cases, that does the trick. Amanda will roll back over and go back to sleep. The other night, however, this little "happening" took a rather bizarre turn. Before I get into this, I'll give you a bit of a background. Amanda loves Olivia from head to toe, but one of the things Amanda loves the most now that Olivia is a little chunkier is her itty bitty boobies. Amanda just gets a kick out of squeezing her itty bitty boobies...maybe it's a girl thing...I don't know. So, back to the story at hand...I was sound asleep thoroughly enjoying the rest when I hear/feel Amanda stir and turn over to me. I feel Amanda's hand land on my chest and I think, "Oh no...here go my sheets again." Sure enough, she peels the covers back...but this time, it didn't stop there. Her hand returned to my chest and sure enough, she started squeezing my nipples! If I had any sense of drowsiness before that point, it all disappeared in just a couple squeezes. Obviously she thought I was Olivia. I would have thought the hair chest would have deterred her, but I thought wrong. Anyway, I tell her Olivia is in the crib and she needs to go back to sleep...which she does. We had a good laugh about that the next day. I'm just fearful of what happens next time Amanda goes baby hunting!
Here's a couple other pictures from the past week.

Have baby, will travel

So close to crawling!