Last week, Weston had his 8-month birthday. He's grown so much this past month. His first two teeth have finally arrived and he's been babbling like crazy. He routinely says da-da but we aren't sure that he's associating it with his daddy yet. He loves to squeal and is quite loud most the time. He also says something that sounds like "em em" when he gets distressed and wants me to rescue him.
We've been much less cautious about introducing new foods to Weston as we were with Jackson. So far, he's tried bits of chicken and steak, yogurt, ice cream, pimento cheese, pizza, waffles, strawberries, and even a french fry.
{Wow, reading this list it sounds like we are raising America's Next Obese Baby but its not like he's eaten more than a few tiny bits of any of these foods.} He still nurses really well and gobbles up his baby food. He likes to self-feed lately so we've been letting him munch on cheerios, peas, beans, and suck.
While he's not crawling, Westie scoots around on his bottom sitting upright. He just uses his legs to propel him across the floor to get from point A to point B. He's much faster on the hardwoods than he is on the carpet. Its really precious. He's getting closer to crawling though, and once he gets the confidence to go for it, I think he'll be eager to be more mobile.
Westie is starting to copy us, too. If we clap our hands, he'll imitate us. Its really cute to watch Jackson bang on the table (I know, I know) and watch Westie mimic him in his highchair. They make each other laugh all the time and they seem to communicate pretty well. J will tell me that Weston wants his paci, or wants a certain toy sometimes.
We usually give the boys a bath together but lately I've given Weston his own bath with just 3 or 4 inches of water & let him lay on his back and just play. He loves to kick and splash and water on his face or in his ears doesn't seem to faze him. I can't wait to get him in the pool this summer.
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