8 months old already!

So, our little baby is 8 months old already. It's so hard to believe...but what everyone says is so correct, they truly do grow up so fast. Since we've been negligent bloggers, let me catch you all up on a few things:

Harrison hasn't started crawling yet but he's just about to. He sits up on all fours and just rocks back and forth, like he's trying to get the momentum to propel himself forward. A few times now he has pushed one knee forward and then his face plant followed. It's going to start soon and then we'll have to baby proof everything! In the meantime though, he completely sits up on his own now for long periods of time. He's definitely ready to expand the boundaries of his world--everything looks interesting, tastes good and sounds intriguing to him.

No teeth yet but that's another thing that will soon be happening. He's teething like crazy--drooling double time and rubbing all sorts of toys against his achy gums. We know when it's happening because you hear 'squeak squeak' in the background.

He's still such a happy baby--giggling and now talking all the time. It's easy to make him laugh by making silly faces, playing peek-a-boo or just saying funny words to him. Although he has said 'da da' and 'ma ma' out loud, it's not really to us yet. He's just babbling to himself...but of course, we'd love to think he knows who we are. Most of his baby talk is to himself or to toys, he's just interested in his ever-expanding world and is great at keeping himself occupied.

Harrison's a great eater--he's now moved up to multiple containers of baby food a day along with his 24+ ounces of formula. He seems to accept everything we feed him although bananas and apricots aren't his favorite foods. He's tried a few baby puffs, first semi-solid but they melt in the mouth, and it's hilarious to watch his face as he tries to figure out what he is eating. It looks like he's not a fan but then he keeps going back for more puffs!

All in all, he's a great little guy and we can't wait to watch more of his personality unfold before our eyes. We're so happy to have him!

Happy Easter!