Month by Month: 8

Month 8

Oh, my boy.   You and a young Paul Newman just do me in with those eyes.

I have to apologize for the lack of white-onsie-month-numbered pictures this post.   It seems the photos I took went into the great beyond when I allowed a certain someone to use my camera.  No names, just know they are related to you, so for that reason alone, I let them live.   I lost a few pictures, and by the time I realized it, you were over the 8 month mark.  So, we will have to make do with the Longhorn pictures for marking this milestone month.   Sigh.  

This has been the month of mobility.   Crawling started, and the cruising stage set off with a bang….or two, or three.  On the head.    As much as I fought dad on getting one of those mobile walkers, you sure do love it, and wear yourself out making zooming circles through the entryway and kitchen.   We love watching you run through the house in that thing.  We hate that it gives you access to things that you really ought not be near.   Baby proofing with your sister was a piece of cake.   Baby proofing with you is an ongoing, hourly process that seemingly will NEVER end!

Right now, your favorite pastime is to zoom through the kitchen in your walker and open every cabinet door (as far as you can with the little safety locks) one by one, and then crush my toes as you zoom back out.   I am the only mommy on the block who wears steel enforced toes to cook dinner.  At least, I think I am.

Zoom, Zoom!

I mentioned in last month’s post that you went on a little trip to Great Wolf Lodge to swim and play.   That actually took place over the weekend you turned 8 months, so it warrants a few photos in this post.   (Remember, I lost a lot of photos from this month…..work with me.)

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Halloween was a hoot with you.    We will post more on that later.   You just loved going to all the events around town and seeing kids dressed up.   You weren’t super crazy about dressing up yourself, but once you got over the whole outfit change, you were stoked to sit back and watch the show around you.  
You are up to 4, almost 5 teeth.   They are starting to really show up in pictures.    Your top two are gapped, which I think makes you look very similar to your daddy at this age.   Your eyes are getting bluer, and your hair is getting lighter.   There is not much more there, but we are starting to see an outline of a hairline.  We call it “The Ghost of Hair in the Future”.  
You love to snack, and right now the snack of choice is those Mum-Mum cake things.   Your sister is convinced it is cardboard, but you love them.   You are still digging the homemade baby foods, and avocado/mango and sweet potato/apple still win at the polls.   We have started listening to music in your room while we play, and you love the Mickey Mouse “Hot Dog” theme song.   I tried to download a clip for you to watch, but you did not seem interested.   I will say you are a booty shaker like your sister was.  
New words:
kitty  
Go, go, go!  (when you watch football with dad)
No, no, no, no, no    (when you are headed towards something you know we will tell you no about)
You also still give us a big roar when we ask you what a dinosaur says, and you make the best Chewbacca sound on command as well.   Such a good little Wookiee baby.

So there you are.  Month 8.  

P.S.   Notes from dad will be back on next month.  Promise.

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P.S.S.    After writing this post, lo and behold,  the heavens heard my cry and modern technology answered.  It appears we DO have a few of the white-onsie-month-numbered photos!   I forgot that I had snapped a few with my phone, so all is well, and life can return to normal.  

Here you are:

Month by Month: 7

 

Month 7:

My dearest little guy, I wish I could cut those nasty teeth for you.  I think life would just be perfect for you if it weren’t for those blasted teeth!   This month you cut through with 4 new ones.   Four very painful new little teeth.   You were such a trooper, but there were some hours I thought I might not make it through…

Lots of travels this month.  We took a mini vacation to the Dallas area for some car auction fun (really I would never use the word “fun” next to car auction, but it was a gift to your dad, so I tried to be cheery) and a stay at Great Wolf Lodge.  You were a trooper and you rolled with the crazy schedule and strange environment…..on most levels.   You absolutely hate the pack and play in the hotel room, so you slept with me or dad and we switched off nights with Kaelan in another bed.  You are actually a great bed partner.  You take up much less room than your pops, and you did not hog the blankets one time. 

 

We have likened most of your screaming fits to the teeth that are popping out of your gums.   It looks frightening in that mouth of yours.   It REALLY scares mama, if you catch my drift. 

You still insist on saying daddy’s name the most, and you two have established quite the bonding bedtime routine.   You are a giggling machine when it comes to your sister.   She can look at you and make you burst into laughter.  

 

No real established crawling this month.  Still using your own crazy method of travel.   I have developed a strong concern for the hip issue I have noticed lately.   It appears that you have something going on with your hip or leg that causes you to  fall and turn when you attempt to go into crawl position.    We   plan to have the doctor look it over at the next big appointment.   He did notice a little displacement of the hip earlier, so hopefully, it will all work itself out this next month.  As you can see from the above pictures, it has NOT effected  your Michael Jackson dance moves.   That last one would cost big censorship money in a Super Bowl halftime performance.   Owww!

 

Year 5 at the Pumpkin Patch

The gang, minus our beloved D, headed to the Pumpkin Patch for Year 5 of fall fun.   FIVE YEARS!  Wow, it is so hard to believe time has flown like that, and our once wee little turkeys are now thriving and growing (still) turkeys.

 

     

We were down an amigo, one of the three was very sick and could not come this year (Darian).   Kaelan missed him so much, but she did her best to enjoy the adventure without him. 

There is always fun to be had on the haystack…..that is, until one kid gets stuck in between them.

       

    

 

 

 I will let you guess who.

 

 

Well hello, you handsome little man.   This guy woke up from a little nap just in time to go climbing in the pumpkins.

I included a little bonus footage for you in this blog free of charge.   You see, it takes a few shots to get “the one”.  

Heck, who am I kidding?  We don’t really ever get “the one”.  We usually just get settle for the “that will work”.

Examples: 

NO….she looks like one of the Children of the Corn.  Eeeekk!

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 YES! 

 

NO!

YES!

       

NO, NO, NO! 

Fail.  This was like herding cats.   My boy consumed  a couple of pounds of hay while we desperately tried to get ALL the kids to look and smile in one direction.

  

YES….or rather, that will do.              

 

My cute boys.   I love it when Seth tells me something really important to him and makes that face.

The Crew

 

Our Crew (minus the pants on the little guy.   Doug hates that he can’t get away with this as well.)

Face painting, hayrides, mazes, train rides, horse rides, petting zoo, and of course….PUMPKINS!    

What fun!

We have to end with at least one more fail.  

NO

 

That will do.

8 months LONGHORN Style

The truth is, I almost forgot to take an 8 month picture, and remembered just before this guy turned 9 months.  We were on our way to a Longhorn game, so we rolled with the theme!