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I'm bad, I'm so behind. But I'll post the photos from both Forrest's 7 month and 8 month photos. I can't believe he's getting so big. He'll be 9 months old in a week and a half. He isn't crawling 100% but is just about there. He'd rather stand and cruise. He can't get himself to a stand yet, but he's trying. Lately he's getting himself into the "downward dog" on his hands and toes with his but in the air. Silly Monkey.
Hi LOVES food. We can't get it in him fast enough. I've been making all his food which has been a bit of work, but worth it. So far he's had quite a range. Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Butternut Squash, Broccoli, White Potato, Peas, Tofu, Prunes, Pears, Apples, plus puffs and mum mums. So far, we haven't found anything he won't just shovel into his mouth.
His first word, of course like Christopher, was Dada. Over and over if he wants daddy. He pats his chest or the floor if he'd rather an item or person come to him so he doesn't have to go to it. Toys that make noise or sounds are his favorite. He's started to sing to a few of them. We've had one or two mamas and a baba but nothing consistent. He LOVES his older brother and luckily the feeling is mutual. Christopher adores him and is always making sure he is okay. If Forrest is awake and talking when Christopher wakes up, he'll usually go into Forrest's room and start to read to him. My heart melts when I hear this over the monitors.
Ok, photos now.
These are from his 7 month shot.
These are from his 8 month shot.
Hard to get a newly mobile baby to sit still :)
"Argh" Forrest growls, "I'm a dinosaur!"
Let alone two mobile children!
And some of Forrest on the move!
His favorite way to stop... love it :)
Sorry I've so bad and keeping the blog updated. Facebook is easier, but I do like the blog better since I can add more of a story to go along with the photos, plus I don't feel like I'm overwhelming all my facebook "friends" with photos.
So here goes a fun game of catch up :)
Daycare. The boys go to the same daycare, and we love it. Christopher will likely skip preschool to stay at the daycare, which he calls school, and head straight to kindergarten when the time comes. He learns so much, that we don't see the gain in moving him.
During the "school year" August to June, they focus on a "school" curriculum and agenda. During the "summer" June to August, they do summer activities. This summer they have been traveling Europe. It all started when we arrived and the front walkway had been turned into an Airplane runway, with an "Arrivals" sign over the door and an "Departures" sign over it in the inside. They watched videos about Airplane and the airport. I guess they thought the baggage claim area was a fun game where you got to find your bag. They had their passports made, checking their bags and going through baggage claim when they arrived.
Here are the boys passport photos:
Then Christopher had to go through passport control with his passport they made for him (and Forrest).
And then on to the places through the world! They were discoverers that poured over maps and made airplanes... then made their own maps.
Then on to Egypt where they discovered the Pyramids and King Tuts tomb!
They made mummies out of themselves, then made rocks that they broke apart during the excavation the next day to discover dinosaurs and treasures were in them!
It's been a great summer at school for the boys. They've also been learning about all the different monuments around the world. Christopher is obsessed now with the Golden Gate Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, and others. After we took him to the Golden Gate Bridge last week, he asked if we were going to the Eiffel Tower next. Um no, maybe next weekend :)
This past weekend was beautiful and we joined my parents for dinner on the deck with my cousin and her family. It was such a nice day and evening and we even got to see the eclipse with some extra fun from it.
Forrest and "bama" or whatever he decides to call her when the time comes.
I got these fun shots on my camera of the eclipse...
What was even cooler was that my parent's little disco ball hanging in the tree reflected the eclipse on to other things on the deck.
Like the wall, the chair and Forrest's exersaucer.
It was amazing that at 7pm it was still warm enough to eat outside. I'm hoping for the same this coming weekend.
Forrest enjoying his cereal (well after anyways as you can see on his bib)
Christopher holding court with Merrill's daughter and her best friend.
Great evening, great food and great company!
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