8 Months

Where did my baby go? Who is this big boy sitting in his highchair?



Cooper, you are a GIANT! You ride forward in the stroller now. Congrats! Facing forward makes facing backward look like a snoozer Yawn Fest. Forward is where it's at!

Your HUGE feet dangle at the front of the carriage. As we walk about town, you swing and kick your legs. You tap your ankles together. I think you are playing a foot game. Perhaps you have started seeing your feet differently. You realize that though they may be tasty, they have another purpose--moving you around.



You say "Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma." You don't like to do it on command. You do it on your own time. Usually in the early morning when you first wake up. Or when we try to get you to say, "Da da." You also screech like a banshee, but not because you are unhappy. Your shrill 'barbaric yawp' is full of excitement and bliss. It sounds like a Velociraptor. You kinda freak people out when you do it in IKEA. They think you are going to blow up or something. Then they see you smile and it makes them smile, too.



You have TWO TEETH! Chomper grew a friend. We've named him Chewie.



You like Biter Biscuits. You drink from a sippy cup. You don't like to sit up while you drink. You still want to lie down on the floor. You like to recline while you satisfy your thirst, like a gluttonous little Roman. It's adorable.

You crawl. At first it was a strange scuttle where only one arm moved. This resulted in a hilarious forward shimmy-lunge-fall that you repeated over and over again to get to your destination. Now, all the moves are there. The hands work in conjunction with the knees and you ZOOM. And each time, right before you take off, you get on all fours and rock back and forth making a "Rararararaaaa," sound. It's like you're stating up your engine.



You are my boy. I am so proud of you. I never knew I could feel this much love.