Progress Report: 8 Months (ok, almost 8 and a half...)

The last month and a half have been lots of fun but also very busy here at our house! Let me catch you up with everything I've been doing lately.


Even though I'm not crawling, I've figured out how to get around using my own special mix of rolling and scooting. Mommy only has to turn her back for a few seconds before I've got my mouth on a magazine, my socks, or the carpet. Sometimes I get up into a crawling position just to tease Mommy and Daddy. The look of excitement on their faces is just precious, but then I ruin it for them by collapsing onto the floor and crying. Works every time.

I am still trying lots of new foods and I actually like to eat most everything I try now. My very favorite thing is still yogurt mixed with bananas, I can't get enough! I am really good at eating Cheerios and "puffs" now, and sometimes Mommy even gives me other things to try that I can pick up and eat by myself. Yesterday I tried tofu. It was kind of hard to pick up, so I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. Daddy doesn't like tofu, but Mommy said that she would not try to bias me against tomatoes if Daddy would just keep his trap shut about the tofu.
I am talking all the time now, but I don't think Mommy and Daddy understand me most of the time, except for when I say "Dada" and "Mama". They get pretty jazzed when they hear me saying those. I like to yell "Dada" a lot, just for fun. I am also trying really hard to say "kitty"...I think Mommy and Daddy finally heard me the other day.

I still only have my 2 bottom teeth, but they have gotten a lot bigger. Just waiting for the top teeth now! If you look really close, you can see my teeth in this picture of me and cousin Maddie. (I'd already gotten my own socks off so I was working on setting her feet free next...)

Here are some other things you might want to know about me:

Favorite musician: Herb Alpert

Favorite book: That's Not My Bear

Favorite cat: Bisoux, because he doesn't run away when I maul him

Favorite foods: yogurt with bananas, pears, minestrone soup

Favorite toys: Daddy's old 80's keyboard, Swirlin' Surprise Gumball Machine, maracas

Favorite time of day: bath time

Least favorite time of day: putting PJs on before bed

Favorite things to do in public: stare at strangers for an uncomfortably long time; smile back at anybody who smiles at me

Favorite things about Mommy: her hair; her necklaces; when she makes animal noises (especially owls and pigs); she feeds me

Favorite things about Daddy: his tattoos; his funny voices; when he lets me ride on his shoulders and we chase Mommy around the house together

Favorite things to say to dogs...watch this video and see for yourself:



(This actually went on for quite a bit longer..."bark!" "aaaaah!!!" "bark!" "aaaaah!!!"...you get the idea.)