Happy 8 months, Waylon!

This was a pretty exciting month for all of us!  I feel like Waylon was learning something new every day and it was so crazy to watch.  The most exciting, of course, was when he learned to say "Mama."  True, he thinks it means "more food," but it is still the cutest thing ever.  Look:

Did I mention that baby bear loves to eat?  We can add pasta, meat, olives, enchiladas and caviar to his list of favorite foods  (for the record, his father gave him caviar, not me.  ::eye roll::)

Waylon finally started crawling this month and I love it.  I know a lot of people kind of despair when their kids start moving around but I actually really like it.  It's like having a third little dog in the house, haha.  Well, except that Josie and Belle were easier to potty train.  In addition to saying Mama, he also started pulling himself up to stand.  He especially likes doing this in front of the mirror so he can see himself.  I love this:

He also got his first passport stamp when we went to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a friend's wedding!  Waylon just loved swimming and learned to kick pretty quickly.  He also really liked getting to eat chilequiles and beans every day.  We all had such a nice time relaxing in paradise.  It was a great family vacation and so fun to celebrate with our friends.

Look how much he loved swimming!

Here are a couple of my other favorites from this month, Waylon showing off his teeth, and chilling in yard with his cool kid hat on.

Happy 7 months, Waylon!

Well, I guess I can't really say that I do it all at once if I'm not blogging about it.  Yeah, I've been busy.  But I wish I was better about this and I am going to make more of an effort to post once a week.  Luckily, I have been keeping up with Waylon's baby book, so at least I have all the information I need.

By 7 months, we started having nap problems.  As in, this kid decided he didn't want to nap anymore except occasionally in the car.  This was not convenient for me.  Luckily, this never effected how he slept at night, which would have been a way bigger deal.  It's just hard because I'm not really a scheduled person so it's difficult to say "okay X o'clock is nap time every day."  I realize this is my fault, not his, but at the same time I figure that this is our life, so maybe it's better that he doesn't get too attached to a rigid routine in the day if I can't commit to it.  I am thankful for my sweet adaptable baby.

This baby loves to eat.  Anything, everything, in large amounts.  He became particularly fond of salmon and cheese right around this time.  It's so fun to give him new foods and see what is his favorite.  I'm pretty sure he eats way more than average.

Waylon is a social little fella too.  He loves to make noises back and forth with me and "chats" and laughs all day long.  I think once he starts talking he may never quiet down.  He is really cute giving little pets to our two dogs and they have been really good with him thus far too.  He also really loves when we go on play dates!  I've had a lot of fun meeting other moms and their babies near our new house and it is the cutest thing to see the kiddies play together now that they are becoming somewhat mobile.

My mom came to visit for Mother's Day and we all had a really nice weekend together.  Way just loves more people to pay attention to him!

Love my little blue-eyed baby.

SEE?  He used to be able to pass out anywhere.  I miss this.

New favorite game:  starting at that handsome boy in the mirror.

Look at my men.  Aren't they the cutest?

The actual 7 month picture.  I really wish I could find that damn chalkboard.