8 months old!

Here are some 8 month pictures of Matthew! It's hard to believe he's already that old! It seems like just yesterday... He is still pretty attached to Mommy or Daddy, so he doesn't enjoy playing by himself much. He does like watching his big brother, so we can usually leave those two together for a few minutes! He is very sweet, giving kisses all the time. Grandma got a million over the past few days! We *think* he has learned to wave. If you say "bye, bye" and wave to him, he flaps his arms in response, and sometimes opens and closes his fingers in his palm. Matthew loves to eat, whether it's the baby food Mommy made or table food like the rest of the family! (Maybe that's why he's over 20 pounds???) He's working on crawling (can't get that tummy off the ground very easily) and standing (he can stand on his own for a very few seconds - he's getting pretty brave). He rolls over often in his crib and winds up in very odd positions! Matthew was sick for the 1st time in his young life... while in Columbia visitng Gma & Gpa, he got quite sick during the night & continued for a day or so. Strangely, his spirits were good! When Nicholas is sick, he is feverish & lethargic - this kiddo couldn't be more different! He was happy, jumping around, content as always... Thankfully he's on the mend!