Eight Months

Man, it's hard to get pictures of my baby every day during the work week.  We are rushing every morning to get to work.  Then at the end of the day, both Isaiah & I are exhausted, and pictures don't always get inspired that way.  I'll keep trying though.

He turned 8 months on the 26th. 

Most days I am in awe of how cute he is.  And I can't believe he keeps getting cuter.  How do they do that? 

I love to hear him talk the most.  He babbles with such a sweet voice, and I anxiously anticipate every "word."  Although after this past week, I think some his "words" might actually be legit.  He's been saying meh meh meh whenever he's hungry or upset.  He's either saying mama or milk.  I don't know, but it's pretty targeted, and every time he says it, it seems deliberate & clear.  Who knows though.  I don't care either way.  I just LOVE that he's talking/babbling/whatever.  Using his voice.  I can't wait until he starts signing back or talking more or singing along with me. 

He's almost crawling.  He scoots & creeps like a gazelle & is doing the rocking motion on his hands & knees.

He sits up but doesn't do it often because he wants to be moving around.  He stayed sitting on a toy bike unassisted last week, and whenever we leave him sitting he stays.  It's just not his favorite position.  And he definitely isn't impressed by his ability to do it.  It was an unnoticed milestone for him.

Instead his favorite position is standing.  He's been pulling himself up to standing on us while we're lying on our backs on the floor.  He will do it over & over again.  And his favorite toy ever is this musical table he got from his aunty for Christmas.  He really is obsessed over it.  I've hidden it in the other room because I don't want him eyeing it every second of the day because I'm not so sure it's good he's standing that much.  And well it's a lot of work to watch him closely around it. 

My fortress I made on the floor surrounded by a wall of pillows doesn't work anymore because he's figured out how to crawl over them.  And despite how many awesome toys are inside, he wants everything oustide the fortress.

His favorite toys are anything that isn't one.  My chapstick, remotes, my phone, cords, anything with paper, magazines, my computer, the wipe container, diapers, water bottles, anything electronic, more cords, anything that he can grab & put in his mouth.  He would choose these things any day over a toy.

He's eating carrots now.  These seem to be his least favorite so far.  Others have been yellow squash, rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, avocados, yogurt, eggs, & potatoes.  Next up - butternut squash.  Oh yeah, I need to go do that.  Right now.