Love to love ya, baby!

Wow! So I just realized today how long it has been since I posted any updates on our (not so) little man!

We are at 10 and 1/2 months...and I CANNOT believe it is now time to start thinking about some first birthday plans!!! The past year has gone by ridiculously fast. Enjoy ever second of it new mommies..because next time you blink the first year will be over. It makes me sad, but I cant wait for what is to come.

Every month gets better than the last. I love to watch him discover new things. We had our first trip to the zoo about a month ago and he LOVED it (well...as much as he could). He loves animals and even got to pet a chicken and a goat.

He now has 3 teeth. He can stand by himself without holding on to stuff. He takes steps as long has he has a hold of our hands. I really think he could do it on his own...but he gets a little nervous and will squat down. He is not a picky eater! Well...I guess as long as their is no marinara sauce on anything. Which I find weird because he scarfed down some tofu and spinach "chicken" nuggets...but when I made him a cheese pizza on a whole wheat english muffin, he looked at me like I had lost my mind! He is sleeping SO great...had you asked me if I thought that was possible 4 months ago I would have said no way. He wakes up at about 7 and drinks an 8 ounce bottle, then it's off to sleep for another 1 1/2-2 hours. He plays for a little bit, but always goes back down. He is down to only one 2-3 hour nap. Which is fine with me! I would rather him only take one nap a day than get up at the crack of dawn. He's not really into the "normal" sippy cup..we had to get him the cup for 2 year olds that have straws because those are much easier for him to use.

He is always so happy! Every time I come to pick him up at bible study or church the girls always tell me how much fun he had and how good he was : ). He is constantly laughing and babbling about something. He does the funniest stuff and then laughs so hard at himself.

He is going to be a wild thing. He is into everything...including opening and closing doors (obviously if they aren't shut all the way) and cabinets. Of course everything has to be pulled out! He finds it hilarious and thinks it even more funny when we tell him 'no'. He just does it more or crawls to the off limit item even faster. He has energy for days. Alot of people told me that's how little boys are...it is definitely true!! He does not like to sit in one spot.

Easter was great and he had SO much fun playing with his plastic eggs. He still has them in the living room with his toys! He loves to put them in this big wooden bowl and then get in the bowl with them and toss them out.

I am sure there is so much stuff I am forgetting! But that is the past few months in a nutshell, I will try to keep up with all this stuff better...it has been busy busy!

Catch me if you can!

We have had quite a busy and eventful New Year! E is in the process of getting over a bad cold and ear infection which he had to get antibiotics for. But, he took his medicine like a champ and despite feeling pretty crummy...has been in a decent mood.

His little nub of a tooth has come all the way in! I do enjoy the toothy grin, but I will kind of miss the old man/gummy smile.

He is definitely keeping me busy. He has gone from a slow, hesitant "push up" scoot...to a "catch me if you can" crawl. He is a quick little thing. He has also figured out how to pull up on everything (which he finds absolutely hilarious and entertaining). Nothing is safe anymore....which I found out the hard way by leaving my computer sitting up on the chair. We had to lower the crib because he was trying to be sneaky and pull stuff off his changing table. I caught him in the act and took a picture. He can also sit himself up from a lying down position.

I was so excited for him to finally get to this point...and now that he is....I had NO idea what I was getting myself into.

Another thing I never knew about kids....they can have every toy imaginable in front of them, but all they want to do is go after cords, strings, electrical outlets, shelves and stairs. YIKES! We have started the whole baby proofing process...but until we finish, we just play in the play room.

I think he is enjoying his little bible study class he goes to on Wednesdays. He has about 8 or so other babies to play with and the teachers sing them songs, teach them their bible study lesson (not that they understand it quite yet) as well as sign language. So, I am excited for him to start getting it down so he can give us an idea of what he wants.

Everything is 'uh', 'eh', grunting, or 'da da'. He doesn't associate 'da da' with Michael yet, but he says it. Maybe 'ma ma' is next?

He loves his rubber ducky and finger goods. The doctor said he can start trying most soft table foods (although he prefers his baby cereal, yogurt pieces and jarred food).

February 2nd the little man will be 8 months! Can you believe it?