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8 MONTHS OLD

Alex turned 8 months old on Sunday! WOW!!

Here is what he is up to these days:

*Last week when we were at the doctor for an ear check he weighed 18 lbs 14 oz.

*GRABBY hands defines him these days. He must grab at everything in sight. Both Eric and I have admitted to a fear of dropping him as he will suddenly twist and turn in your arms to grab at something that caught his eye.

*Grabby hands really applies to food and he definitely wants what we are having. He eats 3 solid meals a day and we are just starting to work on eating some real food - pieces of banana, peas, gerber puffs, etc.

*He has his first tooth. This past weekend his first tooth - bottom right - poked through. We think the left one is working it's way through now.


*LOVES to be outside.

*LOVES books. His favorite playtime activity is to stand at the bookshelf and pull books off to look at. He loves lift-the-flap books and will laugh when he lifts the flap to see what was hiding underneath.

*He has no desire to crawl and just wants to walk around all day. He will fuss in the direction he wants to go and then if we stand him up he will walk one foot in front of the other to where he wants to go as we support him.

*Looks for objects when he drops them or we remove them from sight.

*Talks and talks all day long. (mama, dada, ahna, baba, puh)



*Sleeping through the night 10-12 hour stretches is a distant memory thanks to illness, teething and stuffy nose

(Need Eric's help making some videos and pictures to go with this blog, so those will be coming soon!)

New Bathtub - SO MUCH FUN!

We got Alex a small inflatable bathtub that sits in a regular bathtub. He has always loved bath time, but the new bathtub added a whole new dimension of fun!

Misc. Weekend Photos/Video

Alex was brainwashed by Eric this weekend and has decided that golf clubs are his new favorite toy.



Apparently Alex slept on his hand/fingers and did not move the whole nap : )

More fun with Buddy. Now that Alex is more interactive, Buddy has decided that he is a great playmate. Buddy now brings his toys to Alex and drops them, expecting Alex to throw them for him to fetch. (Don't worry Grandmas, I got to Alex before he could put the dog toy in his mouth).

Cousins

It has been said more and more recently that there are some similarities in looks between Alex and his cousin, Isaac, (my little brother, Joel's, youngest son).

Here is Alex:



Here is Isaac when he was 9 months old:

SPRING IS HERE!!!

We had a gorgeous weekend of weather and it has continued today. It is sunny and in the low 70's today. We had playtime out on the deck. Alex loves being outside and was just taking in the wind, birds, airplane noises, etc.




Here Alex is in his new big boy carseat that Eric installed this weekend. He is getting so big!

Saturday Morning Breakfast with Daddy