So far the 8th month has been the most challenging. As Nolan learns to be independent we struggle with not being able to verbally communicate. I'm trying to teach him some baby sign language, but he hasn't really shown signs of full comprehension! He is still a total ham, and it only takes one smile to make me forget about all of the frustrating moments.
Here are the crazy eights of the eighth month.
1. Making the "athletic" move from trying to crawl to sitting up
2. Downward dog and the two legs at a time crawl/hop
3. Becoming really good at feeding himself, he's mastered Puffs and is still loving every new food that we introduce to him
4. Pulling hair, coats, buttons and anything else he can get his hands on. I think I say the word gentile about 100 times a day.
5. Level 3 bottles, our little haas boy now downs an 8 oz. bottle in 4 minutes (this is not a joke!)
6. Rev 'em up arms. This kid is always moving his body and hands. We call them Rev 'em Up hands because it looks like he's trying to ride a motorcycle
7. Parallell play with his little buddies. We have the kids together a few times a week and it is hilarious to watch the play separately but together. When the do interact, we are constantly dealing with toy stealing! Of course Nolan is the most vocal about having his toys ripped out of his hands!
8. Daddy time. Nolan loves his dad, and is always so excited to see him and play with him. I was sick one day this week, and Shawn stayed home to take care of Nolan. They had such a great day, and it's so special to watch the father/son bond grow!
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