Simon @ 8 months

It's hard to believe that we're 2/3 of the way through a year. Simon is such a big boy now and still such an easy baby - aside from the whole not sleeping through the night thing.

At eight months Simon:
-can pull himself up into a sitting position
-loves his food - as long as there is no hint of texture! He makes mmmm noises the entire time he is eating
-can get around by rolling, scooting and falling - no crawling yet although he's getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth
-is a compulsive thumb sucker
-wears size 4 diapers
-is finally pooping without poop props - thank goodness since it won't be long before he won't want to go in the exersaucer/bouncer
-loves everyone and gives them his trademark mouth wide open grin
-still has only his two bottom teeth
-is wearing mostly size 6-12 month clothing although he seems to have suddenly filled them out so it won't be too long until the next size
-loves to play with Cheerios but hates to eat them - in fact, if he does by chance get one in his mouth, you better have a cloth ready and the bath run!
-loves to go places - he definitely gets bored in the house all day with just his Mommy to entertain
-loves Gus, Brutus, Olive and Oxford - Gus and Brutus are more afraid of him than anything but Olive loves him - any attention, be it a tug or a slap, is attention enough for her
-is chunky - in fact, that's his Daddy's nickname for him - we got some cute shots of all his rolls at his Christmas shoot that I'll have to share to illustrate this
-loves, loves, loves paper - crumpling, ripping, eating it's all good
-had his first haircut - it cost $13!!!!
-hates getting strapped into his car seat
-loves the tub - he can splash, scoot and play with the running water for hours (well actually minutes which is huge in baby time)
-loves to do patty cake
-loves when people clap for him
-takes 2-3 naps per day
-has started to have 1 bottle of formula at night to keep his Mommy sane
-was the best behaved baby for his first Gobble, Gobble, Gobble
-loves to stand in his high chair when he's eating and does a hysterical "wrestling" pose - we definitely need to get this one on video