Brynn was a little fussy this afternoon, so I said that she probably wanted a snack. A couple of minutes later, Benson came in and said, "Mommy, I gave Brynn some a snack." Apparently "a snack" means an entire box of Cheerios.





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Here is Brynn's 8 month update:
Brynn weighs 24 pounds and measures 29 inches long. She finally said "Mama" last Sunday, although "Dada" is her favorite word by far. She is now eating oatmeal, rice cereal, vegetables, and some fruits. She likes bananas a lot, and Mark gave her squash for the first time last night. He said it's definitely her favorite food that she's tried so far. Last Sunday Mark decided that she should take the sacrament, so she's had bread too. She is getting better at sleeping and usually puts herself to sleep with very little fussing. She's still waking up at least once a night, but usually goes back to sleep after I feed her for 5-10 minutes. She is not crawling yet, but she can scoot backward and forward and is pretty good at reaching whatever it is she wants.
She still adores Benson as long as he's not taking toys away from her or trying to wrestle. Benson always gets the biggest laughs and smiles out of her. Her favorite two places are Benson's room on the floor with tons of toys within her reach and her high chair.
Brynn loves the camera and always gives me big smiles when I take pictures of her. She is also starting to react when she sees people she knows. Today at the gym, I walked in the kid's club to drop Benson off after tumbling. (Brynn was already in there.) She saw me and smiled really big, then started crying when she saw me leave. She also lights up whenver she sees her daddy. It's so cute.

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Benson was sick last weekend and had to eat crackers, sprite, and soup for a couple of days. Mark had baked cookies a the night before, and Benson really wanted one. We didn't let him have one, but the morning after he started feeling better, I caught him in the kitchen scarfing them down. On a side note, if you would like Benson to come decorate your toaster, fridge, microwave, cabinets, or trash can with stickers, he'd be more than happy to.





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I decided today that I really need to get better at taking pictures. We have a good camera and all I do is leave it on Auto and click. So this afternoon I browsed through the owner's manual, read a few beginners' instructions on the internet, got bored of reading, and took Brynn outside for a practice photo session. (Auto mode the entire time.) :) I really am going to work on my picture taking, but for now here are some of my favorite shots of Brynn.

















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Here are some pictures of what we've been up to lately.

Being silly after bathtime:




Brynn's Christmas pajamas had to make an early debut b/c I didn't think they would fit by December:


Benson and Daddy making faces at the camera. Benson always tells Daddy, "That's bad manners!" when he makes faces.


Benson dressed Brynn up when I had the ribbon out:




Benson dressed himself and then told me to take a picture of him and send it to Daddy:


Benson has been really into lining his toys up lately. He lines up all of his cars and says that he's making a train. He also likes to make a circle with his little people where they all hold hands. He made this circle all by himself:


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Here is Brynn's 7 month update:

Brynn is now 28 inches long and weighs about 22.5 pounds. (We had to weigh her on our scale at home, so it's not that accurate.) She is starting to get her two bottom teeth and is constantly putting things in her mouth. She's saying "Dada" and babbling a lot, but still no "Mama." :( She can move herself from sitting position to laying on her tummy, and she's can turn herself around to reach toys. She eats rice cereal, oatmeal, Cheerios, carrots, and peas. She's doesn't like peas that much, but she still eats them. She is a pretty good sleeper and has even slept from about 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. a few times, which is soooo nice for me.

Brynn is usually very calm and happy. At the gym childcare, all of the ladies talk about what a good, happy baby she is. She is very social and loves being talked to. She also loves dancing and thinks it is hilarious when Benson and I dance for her. Her favorite songs for dancing are "Start the Party" and "Party in the U.S.A."

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Brynn really wanted to wrestle with Ellie, not take pictures with her:


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