Hazel at 8 months. Finally posted the day after she reaches 9 months, oops.

Hazel, you are such fun! At 8 months you were ready to start crawling, still sleeping like a champ, getting stuck under chairs as you tried to move forward instead of backward, intensely curious about everything in your environment, and thrilled to hang out with big brother. 

You joined us at the table for dinner, and loved practicing eating. You turned rice into a sticky paste, flung beans an impressive distance, and revealed an egg allergy. 😦 You got more vocal and persistent in expressing your opinions. You did not, clearly, slim down. Thank goodness, because I just adore your rolls and folds!