8 month old!

We are a few days late due to the 4th of July festivities...Emmalyn was 8 months old this past Saturday! Each month gets better and better! She is still sleeping about 9 hours at night, waking up around 6:30 in the morning and going to bed around 9 at night. Doing good with a morning nap (most days) but afternoon naps are few and far between. Once our girl is up she is up for good! She is so active and alert, she hates to miss anything. She is always smiling and laughing! Even when she is fussing she is half laughing! She is rolling very well now, she is pulling herself around on her belly to face different directions, she is getting up on her hands and knees to crawl but won't go forward! She does go backwards though. She knows what "no" means. Shakes her head no when you say "no,no,no!" She waves hi and bye. She is actually petting Sam (our cat) these days instead of pulling her hair! She gets very excited around dogs, (I think one of her own may be coming soon!) She still loves Mickey Mouse (her morning cartoon) and the map on Dora (her evening cartoon.) She dances when music comes on by bopping up and down! She is such a perfect joy in our lives! The days are so much better because she is a part of it and some days I wish time could just stand still! 8 months has come so fast!