Emmett has changed so much in the last couple months! He is now crawling everywhere, he can pull himself up to a standing position, he can throw a rather hilarious "fit" when he's mad or frustrated, and loves to get into things he's not supposed to, thus resulting in the hilarious fit. He keeps me on my toes every moment he's awake, which has decreased my spare time to only existing during naptime. Here's a little bit about Emmett as an 8 month old:
-He hates the vacuum. Now that he's mobile I have to put him in his crib while I vacuum, otherwise I wouldn't be able to hear him if he got into something bad. When I do, I feel like I'm torturing him, he just cries and cries and gives me this sad little face:
Or this one:
-He loves fun songs like "Row Row Row Your Boat" or "Itsy Bitsy Spider" to be sung to him.
-He loves books, and having anyone read to him.
-He's got some cute little curls coming in the back of his head. I have no idea what side of the family that came from.
-His eyes are still a very grayish color.
-He'll taste and enjoy anything we give him. Pickles, green beans ect.
-He has no sense of height. If he's crawling on the bed he'll head over to the edge and keep on going if we let him.
-He loves being outside anytime, anywhere.
-He's a really, really light sleeper. The slightest creak of a door, or rustling of movement can wake him up.
-He's starting to get the hang of a sippy cup. He's going to totally skip the whole bottle thing.
-He always sleeps with his bum in the air.
-He loves to stand up on his feet and walk around (with help of course). When I try to sit him on his bum again, he locks his knees to stop me. If I do it anyway, it results in the "fit" I mentioned before.
-He's started this new thing of sucking on his bottom lip. He does it all the time.
-He's a tough little kid. Even when he takes a good fall every now and then, it only takes a minute to comfort him.
-His favorite toys are mom and dad's cell phones, or the remote controls. Why do toy companies bother making their toys in bright colors?
-He no longer lets me put a hat on his head. He'll just reach up and take it right off. So if we're outside for a long time I have to lather his whole head and hair with sunscreen. Yuk.
-His favorite room in the house is the bathroom. When he gets into crawling mode he always heads to the bathroom and crawls over to the tub and pulls himself up and looks inside and starts squealing like its the coolest thing ever. The problem is he's strong enough to pull himself up and OVER the tub, landing face first inside. Now we have to keep the bathroom door shut at all times.
Well, I think that gives you an idea of our little Emmett. As busy as he keeps me, its so fun to watch him explore the world and see and learn new things every day. He is such a joy to have around.
