Somehow, our sweet Blake is 8 months old today.
I can hardly believe that the big baby who now takes up my entire lap is the same teeny baby I held in one arm last fall. We don't know exactly how big he is, as his last well check was at 6 months, but he's well over 28" tall & more than 20 lbs. He still doesn't have any teeth!
Every day seems to bring new developments...
- Crawling for 6 weeks now, he's very fast & efficient.
- Just in the last week he's started pulling himself to his feet, on the table legs, the couch, my legs, the crib rails. He's now doing it consistently & is thrilled with his new skill.
- Understands the signs & words for "milk" & "eat." When you sign either to him, he makes eager little grunting sounds & wiggles in excitement.
- New sounds & pitches are coming out of his mouth constantly. He especially likes to say "da-da-da" right now (much to Levi's delight), while I am encouraging him to sound the occasional "ma-ma." :)
He makes us laugh every day with his funny little antics -- he especially likes to blow raspberries. Last week we were out driving & he was crying in the car. Levi blew raspberries to try to distract him -- he stopped crying long enough to blow a raspberry in response, then went back to crying.
Other favorites include:
- Helping unload the dishwasher
- Bouncing on your knee to the song "this is the way the cowboy rides"
- Banging his stacking cups on any available surface
- Green peas & black beans
- Rolling plastic containers across the wood floor
- When Grandma arrives on weekday mornings
- Playing in dirt or bark, taste testing select pieces
We love you, Blakey!
