Skylar 8 Months

Dear Skylar,

We are now in our new house and are slowly making it our home. We moved in just a week ago and its been a huge job getting settled! This has really been my full time job, in addition of course to taking care of you and your sister. You have a cute new room with a port-hole window to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. I’m excited to decorate your room but it may be awhile before I get to it.

 I love taking you out shopping. You love to sit in the shopping cart and look around. Don’t tell your sister but I’d rather take just you. I am thoroughly enjoying you as a baby because I know it doesn’t last very long and toddlers are so much work! Daddy and I wish you would stay little for a long time and just be our mascot. :-)

This past month you went sledding for the first time, slide down a huge bouncy slide with me and your sister and went trick-or-treating as a puppy dog. You love to stand and can stand on your own provided there is something to hold onto. But you’ll fall before taking a step so I expect walking is still far away. You are not mobile except for scooting backward a little when on your belly. With you being my second child and last child I cherish each day and stage that much more.

Guess what? I finally finished your baby blanket! I can’t believe it took me forever but I just didn’t knit over the summer and the green boarder had special stitches I had to learn so I procrastinated. You seem to love it! You already have a beautiful crocheted blanket that you sleep with so this will be your car blanket which you’ll need for the Utah winter. I also just moved you up to a big car seat which I think you’ll prefer because you hated to lay back in the infant car seat.

Love,

Mommy