Collin Is Eight Months Old

Well our little boy is now eight months old! It is hard to believe that in four more months he will be a year old. Where has the time gone? Collin has done so many new things since his seven month birthday. He is now a little over 19 pounds on our scale at home and is busting out of all his clothes. He now has his second tooth and looks so cute when he smiles with two little teeth showing. He has also learned his first word. Believe it or not, "hey" is what he says all the time. Everytime we go out and he sees someone he says "hey". He has even started lifting up his hand like he is waving to you. It is so precious! Although he says it all the time, Mommy and Daddy still like to brag and call it his first word.

Collin is still working in the crawling area. He does what Mommy and Daddy call the "swimmer crawl". He moves around the floor by wiggling his bottom and moving his arms like he is swimming. Although it gets him from place to place, it looks so exhausting. We are working on getting him up on all fours but he wants no part of it. We keep praying that one day our little man will pick up this skill.

Although he is not crawling, Collin is able to stand up and play with his Fisher Price table and rattles on the sofa or ottamen. When we stand him up he will support himself and play. It's not a huge accomplishment, but we are proud of him!

Luckily Collin is continuing with his good sleeping habits. He usually takes a two hour nap in the morning and a thirty to forty-five minute one in the afternoon. He usually goes to bed at 7:00 and wakes up at 7:00. We are blessed in this area!

We are so blessed to have Collin in our lives. This has been a really tough month in many ways but Collin always brings a smile to our face and brightens our day just by being himself. We are looking forward to getting ready for the Holiday Season with our little man and going to visit Santa Claus and ride the Pink Pig.