Evan 8 Months Old

My little baby is growing up too fast.  He is up to 14 pounds now and wears size 2 diapers, and 6 - 9 month clothing. I made some turkey cake pops to honor his 8 month old birthday. His Uncle Billy & Uncle Eddie got him a Ralph Lauren outfit that he sported for part of the day.

 To celebrate, my parents were in for the weekend so we took Evan to Waffle House. He enjoyed his first visit there.

That afternoon, Vince & I took Evan to the Biltmore House.  He enjoyed the tour of the house and talked to the people & Christmas decorations.

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  At 8 months old, Evan can sit up for a couple of minutes before he hurls himself backwards.  He still needs support so he doesn't hurt himself.  He is also working on rolling over from his back.  He can twist his whole body around but is too stubborn to flip all the way over.
• He eats oatmeal and stage 1 fruit mid-morning.  He eats rice and stage 1 veggie for dinner.  He drinks about 5 bottles a day.  He likes all food and is a really good eater.
• He makes lots of different sounds now like da da, ba ba, la la, ma ma. He can also make little noises with his mouth like he's doing a kiss and he sounds like the mandrake plant from the Harry Potter movie. 
• He likes to pat everything now in tempo. I think he learned that from me burping him to the ABCs. He will pat his toys, your hand, your back, etc. 
• He has been pulling string toys for a couple of months now. 
• He grabs his bottle to pull it towards him, but he doesn't like to hold it himself. We also tried drinking out of a sippy cup this weekend & he did okay.  He wanted to chew it more than suck on it.
• He can play peek-a-boo and take a lovee off of his own face to play the game.
• He loves to stand, but likes to buckle his knees quickly, and then wants to stand immediately again.
• He can pull his socks off and put them in his mouth in record time.

He is really getting a great personality and smiles at everyone.  He's a happy, fun baby.We are so thankful for him!