It's amazing to think that this boy has been outside as long as he was inside! How surreal.
He is completely mobile now! He cruises all over the place. I look away for a second and he's across the room, usually chasing Kirby or trying to get one of her toys. If he is in his room, he's going to organize the diapers or sock basket.
He can pull up on anything and even go from the coffee table to the couch. He lets go every once in a while, but would rather hold on to something. Being this mobile, he has had to learn the word 'no'. He has gotten a few little pats on the hand when he tries to get into something he's not supposed to. He can even tell you when he's not very happy that you told him no. He can do his fake little 'I'm going to see how much I can cry before you feel sorry for me' cry.
He plays peek-a-boo now. He'll lay his head down somewhere and then pop it back up. When you say peek-a-boo he giggles and gets the biggest grin on his face.
Speaking of biggest grins...He totally knows when you are taking pictures now. He is a total cheeseball!
Michael loves to eat! Thank goodness. He eats 3 good meals a day, 4 bottles an after school snack. He just talks and says 'ummm' the whole time he's eating. We are really thankful that he does eat. He's tried some real food too and loves it. He really gets aggravated sometimes when we won't give him what we are eating. I think he's really wanting to eat some more real food.
You can see from the pictures that he has his four front teeth. No other ones yet. He still puts everything in his mouth and ties to chew on whatever he can.
He is completely on formula now. This started about three weeks ago. I am so thankful for the 8 months that he had the good breastmilk. He has been so healthy (knock on wood) and so happy. He takes formula like he's never known the difference. He gets pretty impatient when the bottle is warming. As soon as we get it out of the warmer, he's grabbing it and shoving it in his mouth!
He has discovered his tongue can do cool tricks. It scared me at first because he first started sticking it out and doing funny things with it after I let him taste the inside of pecan pie! :) Yes, I did. Ok, get over it. He is his momma's child because he loved it. But I freaked out thinking that he was having an allergic reaction to something in it. But he's fine and thinks his tongue is way cool.
He has started to try a little sign language. We have been doing the 'all done' sign when he's finished eating and now he's trying it. We've been working on waving bye and saying dada and momma. He babbles all the time...and really tells some amazing stories!
We go to the doctor for his 9 month checkup on Monday, so I'll get back with you on all that good stuff. You know, every stage that he goes through, I think this is the best stage. He really is starting to get his personality and do fun things. His eyes are full of awe and excitement. He is constantly learning and trying new things.
We love you Michael Lance!!!
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