The Big 8

Cole turned 8 months old on September 11th. He has become an even busier little boy these days...and I say "little boy" because he does not seem like so much of a baby anymore. I know he is still a baby but he can do so many things and is getting so big! Speaking of...Cole weighs 20 lbs and 2 oz. I am not sure of his length but we will get that next month at the dr. He is in a size 4 diaper and a size 4 shoe. He is saying "ma ma" and "da da" and he loves to babble. He is crawling...watch out world!!! He started off crawling backwards and just this past weekend has started moving forward. He smiles at everyone and teaches me every day that I need to be more like him in that way. Cole simply loves other people and never meets a stranger...how funny that at 8 months he is already teaching us so much about the kind of people that we should be. Cole has 6 teeth. He loves to eat. He has been spoiled with homemade baby food...to the point that he refuses to eat store bought baby food! He sits himself up. Cole is putting himself to sleep for naps and bedtime which is amazing! I am so proud of him for that because I think that was the toughest thing for him to learn. Now if he would just stay asleep for several hours at a time we would be golden! He has been going to the nursery at church on Sunday mornings and does well...they say he likes to be held most of the time (that may have been a bigger milestone for me than Cole...I am not sure). Cole also has Miss Amy, his babysitter (also a big milestone for me), who has helped us out so much. We are now able to go to an evening Bible study with a few other couples and even go on a few dates. It is amazing and wonderful to watch him grow and change each day. We love him so much!!!!