8 Months

Can he possibly be 8 months old!? Well he is. The little monster turned 8 months old this past weekend. He is getting so big. He has started to pull himself up on stuff so we had to lower his bed. He still has not gotten up on his hands and knees to crawl but he gets around very well low crawling. Teeth 5 and 6 are on the way. You can see them under the his gums but they have not broke through yet. So needless to say he has been clingy and fussy. I did weigh him the other day at the clinic and he weighted 17 lbs 8 oz. Not sure how long he is since I have not gotten out the tape measure. We also joined a baby gym called Gymboree Play and Music so the little man gets some socialization with other babies.
Larry has been gone mountain climbing for the last month and he still has about three more weeks of it. He usually comes home on the weekends so we get to see him for a couple days. This next weekend he has a 4 day so that will be nice. His parents are also coming up that weekend. We plan on getting a few things done around the house before it gets cold and Larry leaves again. He will be gone for most of October. Amanda is coming to visit in the middle of Sept. so that will be fun. She will be here for a few days while Larry is gone and then a few when he gets back. Needless to say we are going to have a busy Sept with lots of visitors and projects. So there will be lots of pictures to come but for now I will leave you with some from the last month.


Connor with his monkeys


petting Charlie


sitting with Maggie


hogging all the toys


Happy boy


look at all my teeth


cute little butt

6-7 Months

Not much has really been happening since I last wrote but I told you all I would let you know how little man's 6 month appointment went. He weighted in at 16lbs 9oz and was 27.25 inches long. He is now eating baby food 4 times a day. He gets oatmeal in the morning with fruit mixed in (it is the only way he will eat it) then he has veggies for lunch and meat and veggies for dinner and lastly he has cereal before bed with fruit mix in, of course. As of right now he has 3.5 teeth. He is cutting the second top tooth as I write. He has turned into a crawling machine. I am constantly chasing him around the house. He enjoys chasing the cats but they are not to fond of that. I think it's about time they learn to take the high road. I also discovered that he is a little bully!! I was babysitting a friend's kids the other day and Connor keep stealing all the toys. He would also pull the little one's hair and dress. He obviously needs to be more socialized and learn to share. We did make it to the zoo the other day which was fun and tiring since the zoo here is on the side of a mountain. He got a new stuffed monkey, which seems to be his favorite animal right now. Well that is about it for now so I will leave you with a few new pictures.


handsome little boy


sleeping with his toes out the rails of his crib


at the zoo


talking to the orangutan


baby orangutan putting on a show