8 months!!!

Nathan,

Mommy's little baby is slowly turning into a little man :( Nathan you have enriched our life SO much. We can't imagine life without you in it. You are the cutest, sweetest, funniest child in the world. Mommy thinks you act TOO much like your Da-Da and you have shown your "Mommy's" attitude at times. All in all that spells BIG trouble :) We can already foresee many trips to the ER where you've gone and done something "crazy" to be funny and hurt yourself. In fact you got your first (and hopefully last) black eye the other day. The way you cried told mommy you really hurt yourself and within minutes your eye turned purple. Oh, mommy felt so bad like she always does when you cry.  You should be getting some top teeth soon.  We can tell because sometimes you just don't act like yourself.  Your drooling like crazy and nawing on everything.  A few times you felt a little warm too.  We hate your gums bother you so much but its something that has to happen. 

You officially learned to say "da-da" and there ain't no mistaking it this time. You say it ALL the time. As soon as you wake up "da-da-da-da-da-da" over and over. It is SO cute. Mommy just wishes she was hearing "ma-ma!" We are now trying to teach you to wave "bye-bye" and to stand without holding on. You've stood for a very few seconds already. We know you can do it you're just not that interested in it right now.

You LOVE to play with our dog, Shandi.  We wish the feeling was mutual.  Shandi hasn't been the same since you came home with us.  She was really depressed the first month or two.  Now that you can crawl it has made her life miserable.  You constantly kick her out of her doggie bed when you crawl in it.  You just want to play but she has no interest and just wants to sleep without being interrupted.  You will chase after her and she will wait until you can just almost touch her before she runs away.  It gives you the biggest laughs.  Everything Shandi does you think its SO funny.  Your laugh is the sweetest sound to our ears.  When you laugh we can't help but laugh too.  You are just to dog-on cute :)

Mommy still LOVES being able to stay home with you, she just wishes daddy could stay home with us too. We have so much more fun when he is home.  You still give mommy those sweet moments where you just want to be held and a few times you have actually fallen asleep snuggling with mommy!  She cherishes those moments more than you will ever know.  We thank God daily for blessing us with such a special little boy. 
We love you always!!!
Mommy and Daddy