Happy Valentines Day...

So I'm realizing that I'm always about a month behind, but oh well, someday I'll be more on top of things. (Likely story, huh?)
Valentines Day is not even that big of a deal in our house, but I couldn't resist posting these adorable pics of Aliyah. Other than Aliyah's cute outfit and the beautiful orchids Steve brought home for me, it was a pretty ordinary day.



Right after Valentine's Day, Aliyah turned 8 months old. Along with this came two new discoveries, scooting and sitting up on her own! She had been scooting for awhile already, but only backwards and with little control. At about this time, she discovered forward motion and started getting up on her hands and knees and rocking, as well as crawling backwards. On Valentine's Day, she went from laying down to sitting up on her own for the first time. The next day, she figured out how she did it! We are all very happy that mommy and daddy don't have to sit her up anymore. In the past three weeks she has mastered the art of crawling and likes to play with anything that is not a toy. She has also learned to pull herself up to stand using pretty much anything, including the flat wall. She loves to get up and down and up and down and is starting to walk along the furniture. She also likes to blow raspberries. She's not very good at it, but she purses her little lips and tries so hard. She thinks it's pretty funny, but I think we think it's even funnier. I love all the new things she is learning, but I've had too recognize that keeping my eye on her and playing with her is more important than the other things I'm trying to do around the house. Life may have been easier when she couldn't go anywhere without my help, but I think this is more fun :)