8 Months Old.

Ethan turns 8 months old today! I cannot believe how quickly these months have passed. I'm sure I sound like a broken record, month after month, but seriously, I can't believe it.


Ethan, you are Mommy's happy boy! You love to giggle and smile. You get especially tickled when you play with your sister. She loves to give you big bear hugs and tickle your belly. She calls you lots of funny nicknames, too. From the first moment she met you, she's adored you, and I have adored watching the bond form between you two as you've grown over these months.

You aren't crawling yet, but you have devised your own way of getting around. While sitting up, you've learned to wiggle, bounce, and scoot your way around. I leave you sitting in one spot, and find you in a totally different spot when I return minutes later. Just yesterday, your daddy and I caught you rocking back and forth on your hands and knees, so we bet crawling is in the near future.

You LOVE to eat! Oh my goodness, you are a good eater. Sometimes I wonder if I'm not feeding you enough because you are always hungry! You love to feed yourself, so we've been giving you those yummy disolvable puffs as a snack, or as a distraction as I try to get your meals prepared. You have no patience when it comes to your food. When you're ready to eat, you are ready to eat NOW! You gobble up just about anything I give you, and you often try to take the spoon away or grab the bowl so you can help yourself. I don't see that I could shovel food into your mouth any faster than I already do... It's hilarious. Gracie and I laugh and call you a little piggy pig, but I am so relieved that you are a good eater.

You're a little flirt. You love to flash that handsome smile while we're out. You are much more outgoing with strangers than Gracie was. She was, and still is, very cautious with new people and places, but you love getting attention and are always sharing that sweet grin.

You are such a good baby. I feel so blessed to have yet another happy, healthy child to love. Happy 8 Months, little guy.

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  1. SnapshotsofhappinessFebruary 18, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    Oh they do grow so fast! I keep saying the same thing. He is such a cutie. :)

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