Nate is Eight (months) and doing Great!!

Nathan is officially eight months old! We can't believe our sweet little baby is growing up so fast. He has been such a healthy and happy boy and we just feel so blessed to be entrusted by God to raise him. He brings such joy to our lives every day! We had a great 1st Thanksgiving and we are anxiously awaiting his 1st Christmas. We look forward to the day that he will truly understand the reason for the season.

We thought we would share 8 interesting facts about Nate at this point in his life:

1. He has two teeth and drools like no tomorrow! He must have a few more getting ready to pop out. He loves having his teeth brushed. It must feel good, plus the mixed berry flavored toothpaste can't hurt!

2. He is an avid football fan! Whether it is the Red Raiders, Cowboys, or any other random game, he just loves chillin' with mom and dad watching America's game.

3. Nate has started refusing his bottle when he gets up from his nap. It seems he has figured out that mom will be there to pick him up soon and he can get his milk straight from the source. This melts my heart and I know that nursing will have to come to an end soon. I am not looking forward to having to give this up---it is such a special time--probably my favorite ;-)! We have managed this far without formula, but I am coming to the realization that my supply won't keep up forever.

4. Nate is fascinated by Dexter, and loves to try to get to him to touch him. Dexter, on the other hand, likes to keep his distance. It is just a matter of time before Nate is too fast for him!

5. Nate loves the remotes. It doesn't matter which one, he is intrigued by all of them. Sometimes, I take the batteries out and just let him play with one. I think he is going to be a channel surfer when he gets older.

6. Nate has become very mobile. He is not quite doing a typical crawl, but he his pretty fast with his own technique. He seems to like to try to be up on all fours. Anyways, this mobility has necessitated the beginning of learning "no-no". He seems to like to go after cords at grammy's house.

7. Nate is still a very good eater. He is usually pretty clean about it because he wants to make sure all of it gets in his belly. However, sometimes he gets pretty messy. He has really started noticing and reaching for our food. I guess it will just be a matter of time and more teeth before he is eating table food.

8. Nate is a very happy baby and he is so much fun to play with. His giggle is so sweet and he laughs whenever we laugh. We just love that sound and can't get enough of it.