Things she loves at 8 months

At 8 months Olivia has been changing sooo much. Olivia no longer puts on her serious face when we go out and about. She is all smiles and people keep commenting that she is the happiest baby they've ever seen. Olivia has also been getting so much stronger and more coordinated. She is a lot more mobile these days and she becoming good at communicating certain needs and wants. Each day I feel like she's growing and developing so much!


Standing:
Olivia loves to stand by herself. She is so proud of herself when she stands alone, she always has a huge smile on her face and usually likes to dance while she stands. She is now able to stand for a while by herself before she does this cute swan dive maneuver into dad's arms.

Dogs:
Olivia is absolutely crazy about dogs. It's pretty amazing she can spot a dog a mile away, and as soon as she sees one she rocks back and forth in her stroller and flaps her arms. I took a video of Olivia when she saw a dog and her limbs are moving so fast is looks like you are watching the video in fast forward mode. The dog's owners see how excited Olivia is so they always bring the dogs over. Olivia has no fear, it doesn't matter what size the dog is (she played with an 80 lb. dog yesterday) she immediately starts petting the dog, pulling its hair and having a grand time.

Reading:

Olivia loves to read. She loves to turn the pages and she is really good at flap books. Sometimes she likes to read the same book over and over again before moving on to the next book-she usually lets me know by knocking on the cover of the book after we finish. Her favorite book is always changing, but right now she loves The Hungry Caterpillar, her favorite part is the butterfly at the end, when she gets to that page she squeals and moves her arms and legs real fast.