8 Months Old

I am definitely late on this post, but I have been too busy chasing you around to sit down and write anything!  At (a little over) 8 months you:
-Have two teeth!  The bottom front ones came in within days of each other and you have several more that look like they are about to bust through any minute.  Those two new teeth are like razors.  You almost cut my finger open the other day when I unknowingly allowed you to chew on it.  Ouch!
-Are finally growing like a weed.  At your weight check at the beginning of the month you had gained over 2 pounds in 6 weeks.  Dr. Maxouris was finally impressed by this, and said to keep up the good work.  You weighed in at 17.9 pounds.  Of course, as always Dr. M. commented on your amazingly happy demeanor and your model-like face.
-Are definitely on the move.  You are quite fast with your army crawl.  We put a gate at the top of the stairs and it is fun to close all the doors upstairs and let you crawl around while I make dinner.  You are good at playing independently, but like to make sure you can get to me in case you need to.  You love to chase Joka around, and he is a good sport about you "petting" him.  That usually includes you pulling on his hair or nails.
-Have mastered a few new sounds like "Ba" and "Da" so you repeat those over and over again.  You also fake cough a lot and that tends to freak me out when I am driving and can't tell if you are choking or playing.
-Started doing a few signs to communicate your needs-"potty" and "all done" are in your everyday repertoire.
-Are still waking up at least once to eat over night.  We have tried a few things to get you to be full enough to sleep through, but you are relentless and seem genuinely hungry so I think we will keep these feedings going for a while longer.
It has been an eventful month and we are having lots of fun! You are mastering new skills every day, and it is fun to watch you practice these things and perfect them. You have two new friends: Evelyn and Philip, and I am excited for them to be old enough that you guys can play together.