8 Months

Today is such an exciting day in our house.  It's Christmas Eve and, not unimportantly, is also Adam's 8 month "birthday." Just within the past week, Adam has suddenly become a proficient creeper.  His crawling technique is interesting . . . For some time, he's been sticking his right leg straight out to the side while lying on his tummy.  Now, his crawling method consists of sticking his right leg straight out and then pushing off with that foot to propel himself forward.  He can maneuver himself anywhere in the room in this way, persisting until he is successful in his quest to obtain the remote control or other tantalizing non-toy object . . . which, lately, is the Christmas tree.  (He like nothing better right now than to pull needles off the tree.)  It was so odd because he had a couple of very fussy days where I felt he was frustrated at his inability to crawl - then the very next day he suddenly "got it" and now he is exploring a whole new world with his newfound mobility.  Life is very exciting for Adam these days, and the rest of us are having to learn how to keep on our toes again so that he doesn't get ahold of anything dangerous!  He is starting to practice some of the movements that he will need to get from prone to sitting, and experimenting with trying to get up on his hands and knees, although his super chunky thighs are making that position difficult to master. He shows exceptional strength in bearing his weight on his legs when you hold him in a standing position.  He is now babbling and sometimes gets into quite a talkative mood.  One day he looked at me and said "ma ma."  I realize that this was purely coincidence and not a first word, but it still brought a smile to my face!  And, in other exciting news, Adam is cutting his first tooth!! I loooove the mobile stage of babyhood and am so excited to watch Adam continue to learn and grow rapidly over these next few months!

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7 Months

Adam recently marked his seven month birthday.  Yes, he did finally learn how to roll from back to front!  He did it for the first time on October 27 and quickly realized "hey, I've got this rolling thing down!"  Now he loves to roll around when he's feeling active.  I have started seeing some indications that he may soon be attempting to creep (pull himself along the floor/pre-crawling).  He has become very adept at reaching for toys from various postures and angles.  One of his favorite hobbies is pulling off one of his socks and stuffing it in his mouth.  I get the giggles when he does this because he looks like a little puppy dog, sitting there with a sock hanging out of his mouth.  He recently learned how to stick his tongue out and also how to stick his bottom lip out, which is super cute.  We visited family in Missouri for Thanksgiving and everyone commented on what a "good" baby he is and how he's so calm you forget he's even there.  It's true that if he would just take long naps in his crib and sleep all night long, he would pretty much be the perfect baby. ;)  He has also experienced his first trip to the zoo (for ZooBoo) and his first haircut (sigh) - it was just a trim of his bangs because they were soooo long and in his eyes, but it changed his looks so much already!  Here are some pics of our sweet angel. before getting his bangs trimmed and after hanging out at the zoo loving on Grandad!

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