8 Months Old

Dear Liam,

You turned 8 months old on Monday.  Time is moving so fast. You are so fun these days!  I just love hanging out with you, and watching you as you discover the world.

These days you like to giggle and make funny sounds.  I think you've got a goofy side!  If we cough or make a sound, you will respond by coughing too and mimicking the noises we make.  Just today, you started clapping for the first time.  You like to be tickled and are always smiling.  You love to move and like to check things out all around you.  You love to play with the register on the vent in the living room and you enjoy spinning the knobs on the bookcase drawers in the dining room.  You love to play and can happily entertain yourself with your toys for long periods of time.  

You started army crawling about 5 weeks ago.  You will now push up to your hands and knees and rock back and forth, but you haven’t quite figured out how to crawl.  

Just a couple of days ago, you pulled up and stood up at the ottoman all by yourself.  You were so proud!  And, as you can see...you really love remote controls.

Changing your diaper and getting you dressed is starting to be a challenge because you are so squirmy.  You lose patience and get upset when we take too long.

You love food!  When you eat you make a “mmmm” sound, which cracks us up.  Recently, you have started taking off your bib and getting mad when we try to put it back on.

You are still a good sleeper, although your naps are very sporadic and, often, really short.  Most nights you sleep through the night. Your favorite place to sleep is between me and your daddy.  If you are having a restless night, I put you in between us and I know that you’ll sleep without any problem. 

Although you are very busy, when you are tired, you love to snuggle and you like to be rocked and held.  Holding you as you fall asleep at night is still one of my favorite things to do.

When I pick you up from the babysitter’s after work, you start jumping up and down when you first see me.  You smile and reach your arms out to me...being greeted like that is the absolute best thing in the world! 

Each day you become more and more precious as your little personality starts to shine.  Your dad and I love watching you.  We laugh all the time at how cute and fun you are.  If we are out without you and we see a baby, we talk about how much we miss you.  You are the center of our universe and have changed our world for the better.  Happy 8 months sweet boy!  Remember always that you are loved.