The Weynand Blog

Dear Eisley,

At the end of March you turned 8 months old. Just typing that makes my heart hurt ever so slightly knowing how fast time is going by. We are racing towards marking your first whole year of life in this world and I can’t believe that we are almost to that point. What makes me so easily forget that the clock is spinning at such a fast pace is every moment of fun that we are getting to experience with you. Life truly is different and renewed in your presence. Seeing you start to experience everything for yourself -reaching out, grabbing, patting, holding, biting, it really is so interesting and enjoyable. It’s almost as if we will see the gears working behind those beautiful eyes of yours if we look hard enough.

You are becoming quite mobile and Mommy and Daddy are really amazed at how quickly you can cover a room. Backwards crawling seems to be your favorite mode of transportation at the moment, but you can roll with the best of them. We just know that in a very short time you will have it in drive and will be moving full steam ahead. You have gotten so good at sitting up on your own too, and now you will clap and cheer for yourself once you have made it into the sitting position (maybe you have been paying close attention to the two people that are constantly following you around the house clapping and cheering for you).

Just recently you graduated to the regular bath tub for bath time and we think you are enjoying that new found freedom. You are quite the splasher and really seem to enjoy the water. Daddy always makes sure to give you ample ‘play time’ before subjecting you to the mundane task of getting clean. It really is adorable after you get out of the tub and your hair starts to curl up in various places.

Speaking of hair…your hair is definitely starting to come in and it is beautiful. A little bit of fluff is beginning to accumulate on top and it has gone from a dark brown color to more of a golden blond. No matter the color, one of Mommy’s favorite new things to do is run my fingers through those silky strands.

You are now up to a total of 4 teeth with more on the way. Teething is no fun, but you have been such a big girl through it all. Your 2 bottom teeth have really sprouted up, and now there are 2 top teeth that we affectionately call your ‘fangs’. For some reason your top 2 middle teeth are slow to join the teething party, but the 2 teeth outside of those have come in and so it does look like you have some teeny tiny fangs. But we promise, they are absolutely the cutest fangs we have ever seen.

As usual, you are an amazing child. Your smiles, your giggles and babbling, and your sweet personality are more than either of your parents could have ever asked for.

We love you,

Mommy and Daddy