8 Months Old

Here we are again at another month old.  We continue to be in disbelief at how fast the time flies and how Nathan seems to get cuter and cuter every day.  People have told us these are the "golden" times and we couldn't agree more.  We're just trying to soak it all in and enjoy all these moments as much as possible.  Here are some fun things happening at 8 months that we don't want to forget:

*Weighs 18.5 pounds
*He is very mobile--rolls over, gets up on his hands and knees, rocks forward wanting to crawl, can crawl backwards and sit himself up again from the crawl position.  He also likes to hold on to things while standing up like his toy bin.  Getting him to go to sleep has been tricky because he likes to sit up in his crib now and move all around. 
*His favorite toys right now are his firetruck, ring stacker, rockativity, keyboard, and his bin full of rattles/small toys
*He's very cuddly these days--likes to give hugs and reaches to be picked up
*Nate has about 2 meals of solid food a day.  We're on to level 2 foods.  So far he really likes turkey dinner with vegetables and chicken with sweet potatoes
*Nathan loves to babble and he says "ma ma" and "da da" all the time.  We're not sure if he is officially calling us by our names, but we're claiming it anyway.  :)
*Smiles big and does his version of clapping hands (moving his arms really fast up and down) when we come into the room or come into his range of vision
*Loves to go for walks in the stroller and look at all the sights
*One of his favorite activities is reading books.  Lately he's into opening and closing the book and turning the pages on his own.
*Nathan absolutely loves his grandparents--Gramma and Grampa, Nana and Pops.  He is in heaven anytime he's around them and gets to play with them
*He is a ladies man.  Every time we sit him next to one of his girl friends, he reaches for their face and wants to give kisses

Happy 8 Months buddy.  We love you so much!

Now another reason why we have to be quick with the photo shoot.  He'll barely sit still!

One of my all time favorites