8 Months

At 8 months Aiden:

• is hilarious
• is clapping his hands
• is saying hi, especially to strangers in stores
  
• is signing eat
• says "Aaaa" to all dogs (my parents dog is Addie, hence the "Aaa")
• is waving bye (sometimes)
• is blowing
• likes to babble and screech
  

• weighs 17.5 pounds
• is a good eater and now the only thing he's tried and doesn't like is homemade brown rice cereal
• is drinking milk from a sippy cup instead of a bottle when mom is at work
• would prefer to drink water from a regular glass
• is drinking from a straw
• still gets up to eat at night
  

• is pulling up on things
• wants to walk (holding hands)
• is rocking and scooting
• is not yet crawling because he can't seem to coordinate getting on his knees and gets frustrated and rolls instead
• runs in circles around his activity table (in a little walker chair)
• plays tug of war and rock with Addie
  

• a wild child
• likes to play rough
• loves to be outside
• likes to swing and go on the little motorcycle thing at the park
• thinks the ABC song is funny
• loves to be tickled
• likes cars and blocks
  

• enjoys being out at stores, restaurants, farmers markets, etc.
• is such a good baby and so much fun