8 months old!

Wasn't I just talking about Benjamin turning 7 months old?? Up until now I have been fine with him getting older, now I'm starting to think it is going by too quickly! Him turning one is just around the corner. Again, I have to say that we have such a wonderful little boy. I just love seeing him smile when he sees me enter a room, laugh at me doing something silly, and explore his world. He is getting much more vocal about what he wants and doesn't want and more creative when playing with his toys. The last couple of days he has been a little fussy at times, and I just wonder if his teeth are finally going to appear. Yesterday and today, I thought I could see the corner of a tooth, but I think I have been saying this for a month now! One thing worth mentioning is that while we are still working on Benjamin sleeping for more than 6 hours in a row, he has had a very successful couple of nights (last night was 9 hours, 8 the night before, and a record 11 the night before that!).

Here are some images that represent his recent activities:

Still working on crawling, but making good progress (see video below)

Moving across the room - he started near his porcupine, pulled things off the shelf, tipped over his garbage can, and opened the closet door!

Sucking on both index fingers

Successfully tried pears (bananas are next!)

He likes to lean over and smile at me (the mohawk was just for fun)

This video is of Benjamin opening his closet door (to explain why he isn't completely dressed - he rolled over while being dressed in his pjs)!

This video is of Benjamin taking his 'first step' toward crawling (I like his little break in the middle - quite funny):