8 Months

Holy Smokes, I can't believe Michael is already 8 months old today. Before I know it, he'll be 8 years old. Michael is so much fun; I can hardly stand it. He is an extremely happy baby, and is always laughing. I can learn a lot from him...seriously. Speaking of standing, for the past few weeks he's been pulling himself up in his crib, and he pulls up to everything and anything. He is still teething, yet no teeth have popped through. His allergies are worst then ever. I was hoping they would start to trail off and he'd be allergy free by one year, but pretty sure that's not happening. I've been very good with my diet of no dairy/no soy, but will be very glad when it's over. Butter, sour cream, ice cream, skim milk, chili, bread, and many, many other things have been absent from my diet for almost 4 months now and I crave them daily. Yesterday I decided to take Michael for a walk outside. Big mistake. There was a very slight breeze, but it was enough to get his allergies going and by the time we were home his eyes were practically swollen shut and watering, his nose was running, and he wasn't happy. I learned my lesson.

If you look very closely, you can see some hair on his head.....I said VERY closely. Good thing he's a boy because I don't think he'll have a full head of hair for a couple of years. Also, check out the excitement on his face in the picture below. He is doing his classic nose scrunch, snort, laughing face. Love it!I "caught" him reading the other day. He was actually flipping the pages! I know what you're thinking....he's so advanced for his age. Thanks, we think the same thing.
Tonight we are going with some friends to Hogs and Dawgs (motorcycle show), and then to Cool Desert Nights (a classic car show). Only problem is I know that after tonight Kyle will start talking to me about fixing up his and his brother's '64 Impala, and he'll want to buy a street bike. Sorry buddy, ain't happenin'!