8 months/ 36 weeks

Mason is 8 months old!
New tricks:
" mo" for "more
gives kisses
pulls up
crawls backwards
army crawl
Still loves wheeling around in his walker. Watch your ankles!
He makes the most delightful "yummy noises" when he finds something particularly tasty. I adore this.

Kisses, Casey!

He isn't due for another well child exam until he is 9 months old so I don't have updated stats ( just that he is a light eater and is barely over the 18 lb marker, according to our scale). He still isn't the best night time sleeper but I've just tried to remind myself that one day he will sleep through the night and I will miss those night time snuggles. Since starting solid foods, Mason would rather do with out his bottle. Why drink from a boring old bottle when you can EAT with the rest of the family? I've reverted to finding new and creative ways to add ounces to his daily intake, formula soaked cheerios being one . Here are some pictures of what he's been up to the last few weeks:

If it's stationary, he wants to climb it! He's even used his sister and his puppy to get a boost, trying
to get to a standing position. He's stood on his own momentarily.

Bath time with Mackenzie is always fun for Mason. 

Ever his father's son, Mason couldn't get enough of daddy's lunch- ribs!
Here he is double fisting it.

Pre-bed time stories