Eight Months Old

William turned 8 months old this past Tuesday. We purchased a swing to hang under our deck for Will and he has been having fun with it. The parks by us are a bit of a stroller ride away, and usually he will fall asleep on the way, so we thought having a swing at the house would be fun, and William agrees.


Eight month old pictures with his bear...


So what's happening at 8 months...

- William is getting harder to hold on to, he likes to climb all over us and contort his little body to reach things.

-Only two teeth so far.

- Eating in his highchair really well. Lately we have introduced avocado, chicken and yogurt and Will only seems to like avocado from that group, but we will keep trying. He is also working on biter biscuits and can eat them pretty well, but it does make a big mess.

- William is sitting on his own very well. Occasionally he leans a little too far one way or the other and ends up laying down. When this happens to the side, he is just fine, but if it happens to the back he gets a bit scared and cries.

- He has become an expert hair grabber, even with my shorter hair after getting it cut, he still manages to get a handful every time I am in range.

- Will really liked Grandma S's necklace this last week, when she didn't wear it he seemed confused.

- Today I was putting one of his barn yard creatures in to a stacking cup. Will took it out, put in on the ground then picked it up and put it back into the cup. So I think we have a little genius on our hands (I might be a bit partial and blinded by Motherly love).

- William is down to two naps a day, usually about 1.5 hours in length if at home, only 30 min if at daycare. I am guessing it is due to all the excitement there, and we keep the house pretty quiet when he sleeps.

- He enjoys walking around with help, and Murphy has been better about it. Daddy and him made the rounds this morning.