8 Months

First Halloween

He is combat crawling now (this started at 7 months), incorporates consonants in his speech ("Da-da-da-da-da, ba-ba-ba, ra-ra-ra, ma-ma-ma"), stands up when you prop him against something, goes from sitting to crawling & vice versa, and has developed an affinity for pointing. Just random pointing. He can get up on his hands & knees, but hasn't quite figured out that he can move this way, too. He is also beginning to climb, pulling himself up on various pieces of furniture and/or objects. He has one tooth on the bottom & one coming in right next to it. And yes, he still wakes frequently through the night & is a craptacular napper.

Needless to say we cannot babyproof this house fast enough. He has gone through so many changes in just a month's time, it's no wonder he doesn't sleep. (I promise not to bore you with those details, however.) For me though, the greatest wonder of them all this month is realizing the strength of the child-parent bond. Nothing compares to your baby lighting up like the sun the moment you walk into a room. And every time he does this I remind myself that one day, when he's a rebellious teen with something to prove, full of angst & all-knowingness, he may not be so thrilled to be in the same room with me.

For now though, we enjoy being the center of his world.