8 Months!

8 months is here! And the changes still continue amaze me...

*Barrett still prefers the "army-crawl" method, but man, he is fast! He can follow me around the house or quietly sneak off to play with the kitchen cabinet doors or hide under his crib.

*The dude can now stand up and hold onto the side of the crib or couch while I spot him. He's not pulling himself up, but I fear that's not too far off.

*Bear eats more than any baby I've seen! He loves to wake up and get right down to business with a banana and a bottle. From there, he eats his way through the day and our kitchen. He loves strawberries, blueberries, whole black beans, entire avocados, peas, carrots, cheddar cheese, and cottage cheese.

*Barrett is very vocal with his food, especially in the morning. As I start handing him food, he likes to say "Mmmmm!" with every bite. He's even watched me take a bite of my breakfast and then made the same sound.

*I'm losing my baby who loved being fed just last month. I'm now hardly allowed to feed him with a spoon at all. We're doing mostly foods that he can pick up and feed himself. If I try to feed him and he's not interested, I get growled at! Which means, Bear is now learning what a firm "no" means from Mommy & Daddy.

*At swim lessons, Barrett is now going under water for two seconds by himself. I'm not even holding him! He wears the cutest baby fins and he kicks with all his might! He comes up smiling and ready to do it again. I have an 8-month old FISH!

*Bear also loves to hang upside down. He sees his Sug as his own personal "Six Flags" and will throw himself back when she holds him because he knows she'll swing him around by his feet. He is a total boy and loves it.

*While riding in the car, Barrett enjoys "singing" to the radio, especially when Brad Paisley comes on. Barrett rolls his tongue and makes all kinds of high-pitched sounds and then goes silent when the radio is turned off.

*Bear officially has six teeth and is currently working on his top front two. He is a drool machine!