Eila has certainly reached the busy stage, and I'm sure this is only going to get more pronounced and we'll reach the "watch her every minute" stage. Yikes. She can crawl the length of our house pretty quickly and like many babies, loves to find tight spaces to get herself stuck in or find all the outlets and cords plugged into them so she can pull on them with all her might. She's always peeking under the couches for all the toys that roll under there. Luckily the couches are just a bit too low for her to get under there. When we hold her, she's either reaching out for something or somewhere, or grabbing our faces with a force that can leave marks or scratches. The word "gentle" is used a lot in our house right now, to no avail.

Eila enjoys sitting in the grass and just pulling up whatever she can and examining the little blades in her fingers. She hasn't tried to eat grass much yet, which is helpful. She still likes the baby carrier but only likes facing out so she can see the world. Eila MUST see where she's going at all times. She demands it!!!

She hasn't made any sounds that resemble words yet, but she can get very loud if you feed sweet potatoes too slowly. The girl knows what she wants. (We may be in for

some future challenges). We love her so and often stop each other in the hall after we put her to bed at night and in amazement "She's ours!!" I hope that never ends.

Hopebench