Eight is great!

Miles turned eight months old yesterday. Below is a list of what he is up to these days.

• He has mastered the art of crawling. It has allowed him to get wherever he wants when he wants and forced mommy and daddy to do a tad bit of gating and moving some prized decorations to higher ground.
• He also has shown the ability to climb stairs (please see gating above).
  
• He is able to pull himself up to the standing position.
• From the standing position, he has the ability and bravery to just let go and land squarely on his toosh. Quite funny to watch really.
• He likes to grab on to things and hang from them. A bit scary so we don't let that go for too long. He has very strong arms.
• He can use his thumb and forefinger to grab objects. Of course these objects go straight to his mouth. It is called the pincher grasp (one of us says it is technically the pincer grasp, but to the other one it is like pinching someone, so it shall be heretofore called the pincher).
• He is very active, strong, and now very mobile. Likes to get into just about everything especially if he isn't supposed to.
• He still says dada a lot, but doesn't use the word correctly. Dad still hopes and dreams, but deep down knows it is without meaning. ONE DAY!!! Dad has still earned the honor of most coveted, but that has waned in the past little bit. Mom is earning her way back up the covet list.
  

It has been fun to see him develop and grow so much this past month. It has also been stressful at times as he continues to develop and grow. I am sure the next month's post will provide insight as to why.