My baby

I wanted to take a few minutes and do a post that's more for our little family.  I don't want to forget how cute my little baby is and I want to remember some of the fun things he is doing at almost 8 months.  He's so cute and funny!  I honestly never thought I could love someone so much.  (Mike hates it when I say this...I think he is jealous!) Crue is perfect...well not all the time, but I still love him!  A few things I want to remember:

• He is finally starting to army crawl.  We were worried that he wasn't going to do it.  He always wants to stand and have us help him walk.  For awhile, he cried whenever we left him on the floor.  Now he can turn and drag his little body.  It is so funny...eventhough we think he hates it.
• He loves to watch his dogs play.  If Crue is crying and the dogs start barking, he immediately stops to look around and see where his puppies went.
• He is such a good eater!  He eats fruits, veggies, snacks, and anything else I give him. If we don't feed him fast enough then he starts to grunt.
• Crue constantly moves his hands in an "I want" motion.  He does this when he's on the floor and wants to be picked up or if he wants what you're eating/drinking. 
• When he wakes up from sleeping he's fine to just chill in the crib till I come check on him.  Sometimes he'll talk to himself.  Other times he'll just play with his blankie.
• Which leads to my next point.  He LOVES his blankie.  He doesn't sleep as well when he doesn't have that stupid blanket.
• When we are outside...swimming, sitting on the grass, or just walking around,...he is so happy.  If he is crying and I let him stand up against the sliding glass window then he quiets right down.  Just looking outside makes him calm down.
• Crue also likes to study other kids and then will try to mimic them.  We have some cute neighbor kids that give him attention and he eats it right up. 
• When I go to the store with Crue and someone comes up and talks to him or even looks at him he always gives them a cute smile!  I've been told on many occasions that he is going to be a ladies man...I'm sure they're right! :)
• I started taking Crue to the library so that I could read to him and really just get out of the house.  I'm not sure if it's his favorite thing (he trys to eat the books) but I think he has fun.
• Crue loves to play with the tv remote and my cell phone.  I don't know why we buy this kid toys.
• Now that he's getting older I think he loves the tub even more than he use to...if that's possible! Whenever I start to run the bath water he lifts his eyebrows and starts hooting!
• His laugh is the best noise in the world!  He especially loves when I play peek-a-boo with him.
• Spoiled.  Enough said.
• When I start yelling at Crue (play yelling...and not too loud) he will stare at me like I'm crazy and then start talking back.
• Crue has to have his way.  If you sit him down and don't give him attention he will scream! I don't mean cry either, I mean scream.  He actually screams a lot.  If you're not doing exactly what he wants you to do he will let you know he's unhappy.  

Being  a mom isn't always glamorous and easy.  For example, while I was at RC Willey Crue burped.  I instinctively put my hand under his mouth and he spit up into it.  I then realized I didn't have anything to wipe my hand off with so...I wiped it on my shirt.  What can ya do?  Of course I love it and wouldn't want to change a thing.