8 Months

Little P is 8 months old. Whaaaa???

He just started doing this today, little weirdo!!! I was dying laughing! That kid is so stinkin cute.

We tried some real food...mooshed up chicken, veggies and noodles, he wanted to puke.

For now we're sticking with brown rice cereal or oatmeal and lots of other fruit and veggie combos!

The other day I bought him a sippy cup and put some water in it, he was mostly interested in holding it with his hands and gnawing on the mouthpiece. One day...

 He's finally gotten a little more mobile (rolling a couple rolls away from where he was laid down), but he still doesn't love it. He really doesn't love toys for very long at all. He loves people, bottom line. And outside. And my phone. And laptop. And glasses. Everything that's a no-no!

The other day, my friend Julia brought dropped off her little blue-eyed beaut for a play date with Parker. He is such a social little baby, it was hilarious watching them! At one point, Claire started crying a little so Parker leaned in and was looking at her with this super concerned look on his face. Tender!

Every time he gets around little babies or kids, he becomes absolutely engrossed, giggly and smiley.

Last week during church (during the sacrament, when everyone is silent...) we were sitting next to my friend Anna and her little girl, Peyton...she's a month older than Parker.

I turned Parker so they could look at each other and he totally started giggling at her.

LOUDLY. 

CONTINUOUSLY.

WOULD NOT STOP GIGGLING.

People's heads were turning, bodies were shaking up and down, Bishops were stifling laughter...

Sometimes he loves shopping at the mall in his stroller and sitting up in the cart at Target and Sprouts, flirting with others and looking at the bright lights, eating puffs, biting and banging around said bag of puffs, other times he hates it.

LOVES biting my nose, being tickled, bitten, thrown up in the air, and picked up by his feet.

Says (not too often...) mum-mum-mum-mum and djah-djah-djah-djah and ba-ba-ba-ba.

Is absolutely fascinated by his hand. He holds it out about 3 inches in front of his face, flips it over, retracts his thumb and his pinky in and out, in and out, in and out...

He grabs and picks up toys, but mostly loves banging on new things. And my face.

He started clapping the other day, but not on command yet!

He is so much fun, yet so busy. He is NOT easily entertained and definitely takes a lot of energy! He cannot just sit still and chill for very long, if at all! Only if he's in the right mood. Lately he's been a little fussier with his third bottom tooth coming in (what's new around here??) and none on top yet!

Bedtime's my absolute favorite. After his bath and bottle and he's all wrapped up ready for bed, I bring him into his room and he starts sucking on his fingers, I snuggle him close and talk to him about the day and tell him how much I love him and sometimes sing to him. He usually just stares and smiles right back at me and listens...sometimes tries to grab my nose or my necklace and bang on my face :)

It surprises me how often I'm overcome by the love I feel for him during these moments, especially if I think about his future...

Love you Bubby!