8 months, oh my!

Well 7 months came and went pretty quick and here we are now at the 8 month mark!  This has been another busy month for you Briggs man!  So much progress this month, but I have to say the highlight for me is that I have now heard you say Mom!  At this point it is really just a sound to you, but it is the best sound in the world to me!  Your dad is just a teensy bit jealous, so I'm working hard on Dada.  Hopefully soon enough he'll get to hear that precious voice call his name!

You are now a pro at sitting up and now you are starting to think about crawling.  You reach and stretch and wiggle your way to your toys that are just out of reach and I know it won't be long!  You actually can push yourself backwards pretty good and just yesterday you spun yourself in circles.  We aren't quite ready for you to take off, so I'm not encouraging it too much!!

Now that you are so good at sitting up, we've moved from sink baths to the big bathtub.  Of course this gives you a much better opportunity to splash and now we've got lots of toys for the tub too.  Your giant rubber ducky is a favorite for the tub and the pool!

This month you had an upper respiratory infection, so we had the chance to check in at the doctors.  You're up to 18lbs, 6 ounces and are now 27 1/4 inches long.  I'm not surprised at the weight gain because you eat like a champ!  Most of the time when we sit down to eat you will easily scarf up your oatmeal and at least one, if not two, veggies!  You still love sweet potatoes, but also really like carrots, peas, and squash.  We are trying to introduce more textures, but you aren't a big fan.  You gag and make a big deal about any bit of texture.  We've tried puffs and Cheerios and you just aren't into them yet.  You love playing with them on the highchair tray, but they aren't so great in your mouth!

You are really starting to fight your naps, especially the later afternoon nap.  Most of the time you'll give in and fall asleep about halfway home from daycare, so I'll either drive around or just sit in the driveway with you.  I don't dare move you and ruin it!!

Most of the time you can bet that you'll be sitting on the floor in the living room playing with your toys.  (This picture is from Memorial Day when you brought all your toys to my work)  Right now, your favorite toys are your monkey, your blocks, and a globe ball.  There are plenty of others that catch your eye from time to time, but those by far get the most attention. You have a couple of interactive type toys like the coo-coo clock, the zoo, and elmo's piano that you like to play with.  Just recently you've started bouncing/dancing when the music plays!  I love it, so cute!!  On Sunday you even started dancing during a commercial that had a good beat.  Aside from your toys, you also like to play with my curtains.  In the afternoon the sun comes through the front windows and you are so amazed by the shadows.

Of course, you still are in LOVE with the ceiling fan and will do whatever it takes to get people to lift you up to pull the strings!  I'm always a sucker for it too!!

And no doubt about it, you are the happiest baby!  We love to get you giggling, it is absolutely infectious!

Daddy loves to get you going after bath time.  You are quite a ham at this time in the evening and you love it when we kiss you in your armpits, on your back, and your belly!

My First Mothers Day

This picture was taken at Easter, but given to me as a Mothers Day surprise!
I absolutely LOVE it!

We spent my First Mothers Day in Summerville visiting with all the family.  I believe it had been 3 months since the last time we were home, so Briggs was quite a site for most of the family!  He made his rounds and visited everyone and of course showed off!  

The sweet girls at daycare surprised me with a plate that has his little handprint as well as a super sweet card that had a picture of him sitting on the playground at school.  Both have gone directly into my corner cabinet for display!