Brindle Life.: 8 months.

dan and i stayed up one night and talked about how we met and how each of us perceives the actual events. we agree to disagree. ha. regardless of which one of us persued the other, we feel so lucky and thank god everyday for everything we have. it's so neat how when you re-live things it can almost re-ignite old feelings. i love dan so much, i can't wait to be on the beach becoming mrs. brindle. none of this would even exist if it weren't for him and for that, i'm so thankful. he is such a good man. he had two surgeries this past month and has been recovering but is now back to work and on the p.t. road to optimal healing. he can't wait to snowboard. he has been so supportive of me wanting to ride the mountain and watches becks whenever i want to go. i'm starting to get into the swing of things again. everytime i ski, the whole time i think about what it will be like when we are a little family skiing together. it is going to be sooo much fun. but wishing time away is not something i like to do. which brings us to.....

can i say my lil b is just growing like a weed. he is definitely graduating from the baby stage into a lil man. he is just the sweetest thing ever. this past month has been so fun. my family was in town for christmas...it was a blast! he got so many presents from both sides of the family. he had to take a nap in between opening sessions there were so many! he would grab my hand as i would rip the paper and then he would rip some himself. he didn't really know what to think. but he just absolutely loves all his new things. he really loves to play with his shape toys.

this month he has started this thing with the only person he wants is me. i think, and dan agreed, that he really said "mama" for the first real time. he was sitting on the couch with dan and he was reaching and crying for me. i was in the middle of doing something and couldn't get to him right away and he was just crying and put it his hands out and said "Mama." it melted my heart and i had to grab him and hug/kiss him! he loves to play with his magnets on the refrigerator. he has also started to eat diced food, only if its mushy. he likes solids. we are also starting to try and teach him where his body parts are.

new things he has eaten....

black beans, organic dry frozen yogurt bites he can almost get them in his mouth by himself, he tried cheddar cheese. he wasn't sure about it. he can't get enough yo baby organic yogurt. he just loves this stuff. i feel like it is more nutritious than cereal so i guess it isn't a bad thing. we also found these new organic packages not jars of fruits and veggies. he likes the peaches and sweet potato. he doesn't really care for the rice/sweet peas mix or chicken/noodles mix. but if i mix anything with yogurt, he will eat it. he just loves the yogurt.

8 month Stats

size- he needs a new pair of jeans, his 3-6 month pair are too short, he is in 6 month and some 6-12 months, depends on the brand

size 2 diapers

weight- approx. 14 lbs (naked on the scale at home)

length-

things i don't want to forget...

one day he was standing in his walker and i could tell he wanted up, so, i repeatedly said, "up, please." he would just crack up laughing a big belly laugh
he has these little stuffed animal birds that fit perfectly in his hands and he loves to put them in his mouth and let go of them and then grab a book and "read" it, all while he is biting a hold of it
he will lean to look at something or someone and grunt to get their attention
when we are reading a "touch and feel" style book he immediately touches the spot he is supposed to
he smiles with an open mouth and squints his eyes
he has been clucking in his tongue and sucking/popping his lips
while he is on his stomach he will pull his knees up as if he is trying to crawl
he can maneuver around but not crawling yet
how he is going through a phase of wanting me
he has been whispering "ba ba ba ba" over and over
how he is always leaning his head back and he will laugh
how he does a laid out back flip with daddy, he loves it
he loves to look at things upside down
he gives open mouth kisses and he knows what he is doing, he will give hugs, real tight
he doesn't like to lay down while he is playing or even for a diaper change
he loves his bath, i no longer have to hold him up, he absolutely loves to splash
how one day he pulled himself up on the side of the laundry basket
he can pull himself up all by himself on his leap frog train, he is so proud of himself, and so are we of course
when we go to the store he just sits in the basket and looks at everything and the lights, he is such a big boy
we don't watch a lot of television but one night i put on "despicable me" he watched a lot of the movie, while putting his head on my lap every now and then in between hugging and kissing me. so sweet
he loves to knock over stacked blocks
how he loves to touch the eyes of any stuffed animal
how he just rubs his fingers up and down every book
how he can gracefully get from a sitting position to his tummy
and the best, he says "mama"