8 Months and on the move!

So much has changed in the last four weeks!  Abigail is officially mobile and does not sit still!  Last month, I mentioned how easy it was to place her on a blanket and take her picture.  Hope I appreciated that!  She is a little explorer now and on the move!

If our neighbors got a glimpse of our picture attempt, they were in for a treat!  With birds chirping and children playing, there was just too much going on for this sweet little girl to sit still and look at us!  

If we were lucky to get her attention for a second, we mostly got faces like this.  She will be so happy I shared this one day!

And she's off again...

Abigail started crawling a few weeks ago and she is one happy little girl now that she can follow me around and explore!  

Abigail at 8 months: 

* crawling EVERYWHERE 
* lurred to the vent covers and wall outlets- time to safe proof! 
* trying to pull up on our coffee table
* babbling a lot!  " ba ba ba"
* loves to scream and make the loudest noises she knows to make! 
* she figured out how to shake a rattle toy.  She raises both arms when she does this- cutest thing ever
* continues to enjoy when you read or sing to her.  she puts her hands on the books and talks back to them! 
* content as can be in the Ergo baby carrier.  I can shop or hike or do just about anything with her snugged up in the Ergo.  
* Peek a boo is the coolest game ever!  She even plays with her Grammy and Grampy on Skype!
* She loves to snuggle up with her Daddy!  Nothing makes me happier than watching Mike and Abigail together!  


I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed my life with this precious gift and I pray that He will teach me how to lead Abigail well.  I am reading This book right now and there are nights that I fall asleep praying for Abigail.  I wish I could forever see the sweet innocence in her eyes and hold on to a little girl that shakes rattles and laughs back at her books.  But, there is a scary world that awaits her.  If I let my mind wonder too far into the corruption that will chase after her heart one day, I can get completely overwhelmed.  I daily remind myself that she belongs to the Lord and He loved her first.  My desire is to model for her and teach her how to trust in the Lord as she navigates through this life.  This verse is always encouraging to me and a good reminder that the Lord is our counselor!

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you."  Psalm 32:8

Abigail 8 months old!