The 8 Month video is here!!!  What has Aiden been up this month???

-Aiden continues to be one of the happiest babies!  He smiles all the time...and everyone just LOVES those dimples:)  He really knows how to make friends when we are out and about. 

-Aiden continues to be a super crawler, often moving so fast that he drags one of his legs while pushing forward with the other one!  He has even mastered how to crawl up the stairs...YIKES!  He is VERY active and continues to pull up on everything and cruise around on the furniture, toys, anything that he can get his hands on.  He wants to make sure that his mama pays attention to him or he may pull over the plant, knock things off the fridge, or grab the centerpiece off of the coffee table!  

-Aiden's favorite place to play is the entertainment center.  There's nothing more fun to him than pulling off the DVDs, books, and pushing the buttons on the cable box.  Other things that he loves are his activity table, the piano, chasing balls around the house, the mail center, playing in the kitchen, books, and chewing on his squirters!

-Aiden also loves to be outside...we spent a lot of time this month in his pool, going for walks/jogs, and pushing the little bug in his new swing!    

-One of Aiden's favorite things to do is chase the doggies around the house and pulling up on their dog crate!  Now, if only we can get the dogs to like him as much as he likes them??

-Aiden has become quite the babbler this past week...his favorite place to talk is when he is waiting to eat in his highchair.  He also likes to make yummy sounds while he is chomping on his food!

-Speaking of food, Aiden has decided that he likes textured foods...no more purees.  So we are trying hard to introduce him to real foods...blueberries, peaches, squash, carrots, cottage cheese, bananas!  So far, his favorites are blueberries and peaches and...Puffs.  I have learned quickly to always have Puffs on hand just in case we need a quick snack while we are out and about!

-We traveled to Iowa this past month to visit family and friends...what a great time we had:)

-Once we returned from our trip, we worked very hard to get Aiden back to a routine and to get better sleep at night.  And our hard work paid off-Aiden usually goes to bed around 7:30-7:45 and wakes up at 6:15-6:30 (getting up usually once a night to nurse!).  A few nights this month, we were even lucky to have him sleep through the night!!!!  He takes two naps a day...usually about 9 am and again at 1:30 pm.  

-Aiden loves his bath time before he goes to bed.  He loves to splash and play and tries SOO hard to pull up and climb out of the tub.  Giving Aiden a bath is a workout at the end of the day:)  He loves to get dried off, play in the mirror, and then crawl around before having to put his pajamas on.  What a wonderful way to end the day!

-Aiden continues to be a lovebug as he gives kisses and adores so many things!  We are so in love with our little boy.  Happy 8 Months!