The Ertel Family Corner: 8 Months Old

Another month old and learning so many things every day!!! Brian loves to be on his feet and our coffee table is definitely his favorite place to be! Every day he gets better and better and cruising back and forth along the side of the table! Even though he will get up on his knees and scoot some, something tells me he's not going to be much of a crawler! I think we're going to go straight to walking with this little guy!!

This month he has just exploded with new things he has learned to do! Brian loves to play "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!" He doesn't make much sound when he claps, but that's really okay with mommy!! He has learned to wave and loves to wave bye-bye to everyone! He has also started putting some consenant sounds in front of his vowels, so we've heard, "ba-ba" "ma-ma" and "da-da"!! We did hear ma-ma before da-da, but his first official word was "uh-oh"!!

We still don't have any teeth yet, but Brian LOVES to eat his puffs, apple slices, and whole dill pickles!!! He'll gum almost anything we give him! His gag reflex has gotten so much better in the last month!! YEA!

We can't wait to see what month 9 holds in store!!!

My First Pickle!!

Mommy & Daddy had to lower my mattress when I learned how to pull up and stand in my bed!