Mitchell turned 8 months old on the 11th (note: I started this entry a few days after that but it has taken me two weeks to finish). He actually had a great weekend where he got to see both his Gramma (John's mom) and my parents in one weekend. His Grampa has been feeling under the weather so he didn't come, but John's aunt Sue was visiting so she got to spend the afternoon with him on that Saturday which was nice. The last time she saw him was Thanksgiving, so he's clearly changed a lot since then! I don't have any pictures of their visit, as I had to leave for most of the afternoon to work at a Junior League function, but they had a great time with him and he even took a 2 hour nap for them. I'm trying not to be jealous of that, because he has only done that for me once or twice in his short little life! Since he napped, we even got to go grab an early dinner before Kris and Sue left to go back to Knoxville. Mitchell ate in a high chair and flirted a lot with an older couple who was sitting behind us.
Sunday my parents ended up wanting to come visit too, even though they are keeping (note: kept) him all weekend this coming weekend while I go to the beach (that is for a whole 'nother post to come) I guess they coudn't wait to see him any longer. Not that I blame them!
He's so very busy these days - there is really no one word that is better to describe him at this stage. I'll try to keep this post from getting too long by hitting his high points lately, development-wise.
He loves to stand up now - he is upright most of the time. He's even balanced on his own for a few seconds at a time for about 3 weeks now, but those are few and far between. That is mostly because he never stands (or sits) still long enough to balance. He is in almost constant motion. This means we have all but abandoned the exersaucer and bouncing toys - he will stand up on the outside of them and play with the toys, but putting him in them is almost offensive to him, and he will let you know it!
Whe he is sitting, he loves bouncing on his knees. He kills me with his little gumby legs - he is always bent in some bizarre pose that I would never be able to manage!
Boxes are a favorite toy these days - loves opening and closing the flaps.
The 'd' sound is all we hear these days! I'm trying to reinforce m's so he will get around to saying mama, but his dada is very solid! He's not yet said it in the intentional fashion towards John that I'd say it was his first word (still holding out hope for mama), but he's contsantly jabbering the d's. He also says something that sounds approximately like "dit-dee" for Dixie.
All of a sudden the car seat is the enemy. For a child who literally slept nights in his for months, and has always been a good napper in his car seat, this is a very sad development for us. No longer does putting him in the car ensure him falling asleep. Some days I feel like I have exhausted all forms of creativity in trying to keep him entertained on the short ride to or from day care. Don't even get me started on road trips...I don't know how many solo trips I'll be taking this summer if this keeps up.
Also, changing a diaper is now viewed by him as a torture session. Literally he'll be smiling, talking and laughing and as soon as I tip him back to lay him down it's screaming. Not sure what that's all about.
Bath time is perhaps his favorite time of day. He went through a brief spell (about 3 weeks) where he hated it recently, but we made it through and now it's a surefire mood lifter. I wish I had a picture of the image of it from last night (but John has games this week, so I was solo and therefore had to focus on the child and not taking pictures, darn it!). I usually just put him down on the floor in our room and let him crawl around while I'm getting the water going, and last night he crawled in to the bathroom, pulled up on the edge of the tub, stood up on his tip toes and started making noises and leaning forward that clearly indicated "I wanna get in!" He will play hard in the tub for as long as I let him, and is even happy when I've let all the water run out.
Still a great eater; glad nothing has changed on that front!
Close up of newest haircut - clearly not professionally done!
Working on learning how to feed ourself...sometimes he misses his mouth!
He is really chubbing up again...
He likes to run his fingers through his hair when he gets tired. All the better if his hands are covered in food!
This diaper box brought many hours of enjoyment. He has stood up and "talked" to it while opening and closing the flaps for days before we finally put it away.
He is kind of late to the game on this, but loves his feet. He is constantly doing this and pulls them waaaay up by his shoulders. Sometimes he tips over backwards, which is both pitiful and funny to watch. He likes to sit indian-style now and is just constantly pulling his feet around. It's really hilarious.
There is always so much to share, but I think that's a pretty good wrap up for now! Almost time for the 9 month update...maybe I should start working on it now so it will be published on time!
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