8 months old!

Sadie is 8 months old today! I'm not sure where the time is going, but it is going all the same. Here are a few updates on her:

-- Sadie is rolling all over the place now, but still not sitting up alone. I think that she is more than capable, but she only does things when it's HER idea.
-- After several months of teething, she has a total of zero teeth. I keep expecting to see one or two in there, and still nothing. Letting the fussing continue.
-- She is a pretty quiet baby until she's upset....she still has the worst cry I've ever heard.
-- She also still loves to eat. I'm pretty sure that is her favorite time of the day.
-- She LOVES to be held and interact with people. As soon as I'm out of sight, she starts crying. As soon as I come back, she stops. That behavioral pattern is particularly enjoyable.
-- Sadie has never taken a pacifier or sucked her thumb, but sometime in the last month or so she has started to soothe herself by placing one of her hands on her cheek and sucking on her lower lip. She isn't picky about which hand she's using, and sometimes she even uses both. It really is one of the cutest things I've ever seen. For the three of you who actually read this blog (and thank you, by the way!), you've already seen pictures of her doing this.

Here is a picture of my big girl taken today....
And for your viewing pleasure, Sadie has also started saying "Dada"! She said it for the first time about a week ago, and now she says it constantly. I also got her to say "Mama" once or twice, but she is uber-focused on saying "Dada". An injustice? I think so.