Matthew is 8 months old!
Weight: 17 lbs 2 ozHeight: ?
Matthew's new "tricks": He can crawl really well now, pull himself up on just about everything, open some cabinets and drawers, cruise around a little bit holding onto furniture, make a waving motion (not sure if he is really waving yet but it looks like it!), squeal, pull books off of shelves, and eat a few finger foods.
Matthew loves: BAILEY! She is still his favorite "toy" and he chases her all over the house. She likes to play chase with him on the floor (mainly because he can't catch her!) but isn't too thrilled about him reaching up onto the couch and grabbing her when she is sleeping or chewing her bone. He still loves his exersaucer, doorway jumper, and music table and now loves this little house that we got from Ben and Zach. He loves shaking things and listening to the sounds they make. He is so curious and is into everything already! He loves when Brandon gets home in the evenings - he kicks his feet and squeals and basically jumps out of my arms or crawls as fast as he can to get to him. It is really cute :) He still loves to read books and loves when I sing to him. His favorite song is "The Wheels on the Bus"...he thinks it is hilarious!
Matthew's new foods: He has tried some new purees that have pineapples, strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries and loves those. We are trying finger foods now - he is still learning to get the food into his mouth but is doing better! Most of the food still ends up stuck to his hands, on the floor, in his lap, etc but we are getting there :) He loves Puffs and Mum-Mums. He has tried pieces of banana and sweet potato but isn't too crazy about those yet. He eats 3 meals a day now and has snacks in between too...he is definitely still a good eater!
Matthew has 2 bottom teeth now! His smile is usually a big open mouthed grin so we see them often :)
He still loves to be out and about and is such a ham when we are around other people. He smiles at just about anyone he meets and shows off his teeth and dimple. We have taken him to a few new places for kids like the Children's Museum, Wonderwild (indoor playground type place), and our neighborhood park and he loves crawling over the place and watching the big kids play. He is an active little guy!
A few fun pictures from this month:
Ann came to visit!
Playing in his little house
He loves Grandma!
Climbing up to get Bailey
Grandmother and Grandad came to see Matthew
Having fun with Grandad
Playing with Ann
