Hoppy Eight Months, Colton!

Now that he's mobile, it is quite an undertaking getting his "block" pictures done. Oh well, I guess it captures his true colors!





I must have something in my hands at ALL times. Can we say "hands-on" learner???!!!


I'm outta here, Mom. This photoshoot is over!

Pulling up on the cases of Diet Coke. We don't usually keep 4 cases at a time, but they were 5 for $10 at the grocery store so we stocked up.



We've got two words to sum up our little boy at 8 months old. He is our ENERGETIC ANGEL! We are constantly saying, "Where's Colton?" or "Come back here." because he's scooted off somewhere fast.



These are the things I want to remember about this age:

• Colton learned how to go from crawling to sitting this month.


• Colton is pulling up to standing on everything, including mommy's and daddy's legs.


• Colton gets so excited to see his friends and toys, especially his friend Jazmin, babysitter Jenilee and his toy bunny.


• Colton is starting to wave bye-bye to Daddy in the morning. It's more like a "peace out, dude" but we're working on it. I love the way he and Daddy play together.


• Colton is now going back to a sitting position from standing up. It's more of a plop, but it works for him. For a few nights last week, we were getting up in the middle of the night to help Colton get "unstuck". He would be standing up or kneeling in his crib and couldn't figure out how to get down and go back to sleep. Thankfully, (knock on wood), that has passed.


• Colton loves to feel the texture of everything - he doesn't miss a detail. Unfortunately this need to touch everything makes diaper changes a DISASTER! He is quite distracted and does not like to slow down for a second. Please tell me this is just a phase.


• Colton also likes to lick everything even the floors. I've never mopped more in my life!


• Colton loves cell phones, remote controls, laptops and all things that shine, beep or light up.


• Colton has started playing catch with us. He can kind of throw/roll a ball in our general direction. So fun!


• Colton loves bath time, being outside and eating!


• He's starting to communicate. When he wants his bottle, he will crawl into the kitchen and kind of grunt.

We are so grateful for our BUNDLE OF ACTIVE JOY! Thank you God for our precious angel boy. We love you, little man! We can't wait to see what you do next...