Lincoln Eight Months

Our baby boy is eight months old and I swear we are enjoying him more and more the older he gets. I am realizing now that I find babies much, much, much more fun once they are a little less helpless and a little more independent and spunky!!!

Don't get me wrong, I've always adored my little man but I am just having more fun with him since he's been about six months old. I just feel like interacting with him is more enjoyable as he's more aware and his personality is developing. It also amazes me to watch him try to figure something out...you can practically see the wheels turning.

I am also super excited he could finally wear the baby Carhartt overalls our friends, the Agustis got for him! How adorable is he?!?! AND with his favorite toy- the HAMMER!

They say 90% of your brain develops in the first three years and it is absolutely mind-blowing to watch how quickly Lincoln learns and takes in information. He watches me play with one of his toys, the block stacker for instance, and he watches me move the block off the peg and down the peg. At first he just slams his hands into the blocks and knocks the tower over. The second time he looks at the tower and tries to take the blocks off by pulling them to the side and that doesn't work so he takes the entire tower and turns it upside down. Then, on the third try  I watch him carefully grab a block, pull up and move it off of the peg. He also carefully grabs the block and puts it back on the peg. Its like you can see the "click" happening in his brain. Amazing.

Well at eight months our little munchkin is almost twenty pounds and about twenty-seven inches long- landing him around the 50th percentile for weight and height. He is sitting on his own with ease and moving from a laying into a sitting position now on his own. He can roll all over the floor and scoot across the floor by pulling himself along with his forearms. He is still not technically crawling however he is starting to pull himself into a standing position in his crib (even though its lowered) and with his toys and today, the couch. So, we're starting to wonder if he is going to skip crawling and going right for trying to walk. God help us!

I love this picture so, so much. I have two of the greatest guys around and I am one lucky girl. They bring immeasurable joy, laughter and love into my life.

My happy baby boy. I hope you know how much I love you and would do absolutely anything to be sure you have the very best life. It was a rough road to parenthood but I am so glad we stuck it out. Our appreciation for the baby we wanted for years and now finally have is only surpassed by our shear and utter disbelief in what a beautiful, joyful and smart child we created. We look at him and realize there is not a single thing we've ever done that was better then making this beautiful boy.