Our Little Guy - Month 8

Looking back at Ethan's eighth month, it appears that he discovered many new things. Most notably, he began to crawl. He started out very slow, but then quickly perfected his army-crawl and started to move faster around the house. It was so cute watching him scoot over to his toys and anything else he had his eyes on. My favorite time was when he realized he could crawl to me. This was bittersweet. I loved that he would crawl to me, but he started to get a little clingy. He was just too cute to turn away.

Ethan also discovered how much fun bath time was. He could splash for hours. It didn't even matter if the water got in his face. He loved it. The only downside to his new found love? For some reason he would constantly try to stand up in the tub, which we all know is very dangerous. I was constantly pushing him back down so he wouldn't get hurt. I'm pretty sure he thought it was a fun, new game to play with Mommy.

 

 

Throughout September, we relished in every bit of warm, sunny weather we could. I love these two pictures below. The kids laying on the grass with sunglasses on; what could be cuter?!

 

 

We also enjoyed going on walks and spending time at the putting green with Erik. Looking back at these photos makes me crave summer again. It was such a fun time of year.

 

 

Now that Ethan was crawling, he also began pulling himself up using nearby furniture and enjoyed practicing walking with Mommy (although I only did it a couple of times). The result of his desire to explore, was lots of crying. It seemed like he was falling and bumping his head on things constantly. Poor little guy! It was fun at first.

 

 

This month, I realized Ethan was finally big enough to brave the grocery cart without being in his car seat. He loved it! So many things to see and people to watch. He behaved wonderfully and I have really enjoyed looking at my happy shopping partner.

 

 

Below are some random shots throughout the month. Ethan loved to play with any toy that lit up or played music. He discovered balls and enjoyed patting them. As always, he loved to be outside. He went on the teeter-totter all by himself for the first time (for a split second so I could take a picture) and unfortunately, loves watching television. He also spent his last days sleeping in the bassinet and was moved into the pack 'n play since he could pull himself up. 

 

 

Our adorable little guy also discovered the door stopper. What kid doesn't like these, right? And unfortunately for Khloe, he started taking her toys. Khloe was not happy about this and tried her best to keep her eye on her duck (her favorite toy).

 

 

This was such a fun month for our little guy. He now had eight teeth, started making sounds like 'ga ga' (and one time he said mama, my heart melted), loved banging on things, was ticklish under his chin, armpits, and thighs, and became strong enough to take off his bib (something that Claire didn't try to do until she was around two). He also loved spitting, grinding his teeth, and screeching.

 

 

We love this dude so much! 

   Ethan's 8 Month Bear Picture