TAYLOR AND NIKKI: 8 months!

Liam is officially 8 months old. I cannot believe that he can grow this fast! Seriously it is so hard sometime realizing that he is not going to be little for long.

The biggest news of 8 months is Liam finally said mum. I'll admit, I said it to him all the time wanting him to say my name first :) and he finally did. It is so fun to hear him in the other room just saying mum over and over again. I know one day I will wish he didn't say my name so much but for now I love it :) He is so cute when he says it too, it's just a blast!

Other big news of 8 months old is..... Liam learned to CRAWL! Finally!!! I have been practicing his crawling and trying so hard to help him learn for 2 months now. He has been so frustrated and angry because he is stuck on his belly but he finally got it. It was kind of shocking because I was sitting on the couch working on a few things and out of the corner of my eye I saw Liam take two hand movements forward! I was shocked and didn't know if I saw what I thought I saw. I immediately stopped what I was doing and went and kept testing out this new ability. Of course I used food to help motivate him to move. I used little treats called Puffs and placed them in a line. Slowly he'd crawl forward and get each one. I was so excited and cheered each time he did it. He thought he was a superhero from all my cheering.

Liam learned to crawl on February 4th, which is only 3 days before he turned 9 nine months. This was also the day Taylor left for the auction so he missed Liam's first crawl but we face timed on the phone so he could see it. We were both so glad he finally got it and is so much happier now.

Other happenings of 8 months were we got 2 more teeth so now he has a total of 8 teeth and he loves to use them! He loves to carry little toys around in his teeth just like Honda. He loves real food too. He loves to eat whatever I am eating. I cannot have breakfast without him eating at the same time or he will eat all of my breakfast. Liam is a great eater too. He eats a full egg and clementine for breakfast almost every morning. He also loves meat, veggies, and fruit. I always know when he is loving his food because he squeals in excitement at each bite.

Liam's ticklish side has really come out as well. He is ticklish just like Taylor. Every part of the body. I love it and find it hilarious but that is probably because I am not ticklish at all.

Liam also LOVES to walk behind his little walker. He goes so fast and gets so excited. I keep hoping he will be a late walker but I think it is wishful thinking. He is a speed demon on it now though and can pull himself up on it without any help, which is good except he doesn't know how to turn it so he still gets stuck.

We had to lower the crib because finally realized he could stand up in his crib too. We definitely didn't want to hear the crash as he fell out one day. He is so sad in this picture because he wanted to sleep but sometimes learning and developing takes over. It's so hard to get big!

Lastly Liam had his first huge crash. He crawled over to the TV stand and pulled himself right up on it. He loves standing on all the furniture so now that he can crawl he can get to them all himself and he loves that. I had just finished using the Xbox to play my workout DVD so the drawer was out just a tiny bit to allow the Xbox to cool. Well Liam went from standing above the barely open drawer to trying to sit back down on the floor and hit his eyebrow right on the open glass part of the drawer. He instantly started crying. I grabbed him and he had blood all over his face! I felt so bad. I ran him to the sink and started washing it off but I couldn't get the cut to stop bleeding. I had to hold pressure on it, which is not the easiest thing for a child that HATES sitting still. Finally it stopped and I sent pics to Taylor and my mom. Neither thought he needed stitches so I just kept a close eye for a concussion and any more bleeding. I put tons of neosporin on it but he still has a scar. It is right in the eyebrow so I am hoping as he grows the hair will cover it, if the hair grows in that spot. We can only wait and see. I felt like a horrible mother but I have to admit it won't be his last cut, scrap, or bruise. He is an accident waiting to happen. Learning to walk and crawl is a recipe for lots of accidents but oh well. He's tough!

My first big owie!

And the bumps and bruises don't stop!


				Crawled into the coffee table bump

hit the corner of something!

I love my little boy and wish he wasn't growing up so fast but I also am loving all the new things he is learning and doing. It is so much fun to watch him develop and learn. He always has this look of determination on his face when he sees something new because he loves to learn. He is going to give me a run for my money his whole life but I love it!