8 Months!

Oliver is 8 months old today! We have had a busy month! He's been crawling for about four weeks now, which has changed everything. He's getting fast and he's really good at crawling to all the things he shouldn't play with, like the garbage can, Penny's water bowl, Nick's guitar and any type of cord on the ground. He is pulling up on anything and everything he can get his little hands on, which involves a few tumbles now and then. His favorite word to say is Babababa! And he still doesn't have any teeth. He enjoys eating, but breast milk continues to be his main source of nutrition. The elimination communication is going great! Our average diaper count is down to just 1-2 per day and in the last week he has started being dry at night about a third of the time!

Nick is on 2nd shift right now, which means he doesn't go in to work until 2pm. He was able to go with Oliver and I to story time today, and Oliver crawled away from us for the first time to check out some bigger kids! We also got Oliver his first library card and signed him up for the summer reading program.

I have a ton of video clips to put together as well as photos from our trip to CA, so stay tuned. . .

Going for a short hike in our neighborhood

Oliver's first hike in a backpack

Taking a potty break

Penny loves to go hiking too!

Oliver still has to taste EVERYTHING, including Daddy,

Daddy's ear,

and the kitchen cabinets.

He's been helping out more around the house

and even helps load the dishwasher!

He started taking baths in the big bathtub

Look at that hair!

Wearing Daddy's engineer hat

He loves to crawl