The McDonald Family: 8 months old

Ella turned 8 months old on February 2nd and what a month of milestones! She is so much more active and so much louder which is funny at times and challenging during others - like when you are trying to have a conversation with someone and she wants to be the center of attention! She also loves playing with her toys and watching Baby Einstein and her favorite song is the Mickey Mouse Hot Dog Dance! Here are a few of her many milestones this past month:

She got her first tooth the day before her 8 month birthday and we think she is working on tooth number 2! She has done really well with teething and has not been really fussy - we think she is going to be a tough cookie!
She kind of starting "crawling" but it's more like scooting everywhere. She can get around in a complete circle, move herself backwards, but can not figure out how to move forward! We have a feeling she will master this before her 9 month birthday!
She also started waving "hello" and "bye-bye". She does it all the time now and even does it to herself in the mirror every morning when she wakes up. It is so cute!
She loves napping on her tummy now and has become really found of her bunny lovey when she sleeps. She is always holding it in her crib and grabs it to snuggle as soon as we put her down. We need to figure out a name for it, but for now we call her "Lovey".
She started Music Together Class and loves it! We go every Wednesday morning and she loves the music and watching the other kids. All the instruments go straight to her mouth but she kicks her little leg with the beat of the music and sometimes even tries to sing her own tune!
She had her first experience with snow during our trip to Tahoe. Of course she put it right in her mouth but it kept her entertained for awhile and it was fun watching her explore! She also loved sledding and laughed every time she went down the hill (in mommy and daddy's lap of course)!
And of course we can not forget that she experienced her first National Championship win! War Eagle! We are hoping for an NCAA Championship win to make her daddy happy as well - fingers crossed!

Here are a few pictures from this past month: