Eight Months

Dear Ethan,

Wow. Where has the time gone? I cannot comprehend how you could possibly be eight months old already. In just four more months, you’ll be a year! And that’s too depressing a thought, so let’s focus on all you’ve been up to in the past month instead.

Thanks to our friend Ferber, you’re finally sleeping well again. With the exception of last night, you put yourself to sleep by 8:30, and I don’t hear a peep out of you until 7! Unfortunately, you were up a couple of times last night due to a budding cold, but you still put yourself back to sleep every time. Mommy is so thankful to be getting sleep again, which makes her even happier to get you when you call in the morning.

As you get stronger, you are getting into everything. If you can grab ahold of it and it’s taller than you, you WILL pull up on it, from furniture to your Jumperoo to floor lamps. You even pull up on Mommy’s pant leg and then yank on it until you’re picked up! You cruise along furniture with ease, but you’re still a bit unstable if you’re not holding onto anything. One of your cutest new tricks is the result of some new toy storage Mommy put together for you. You crawl up to the cubbies and pull out whichever toy catches your eye. However, Mommy didn’t think about the fact that her office supplies are stored in similar looking cubbies nearby, so her notebooks and pens have become your new favorite toys as you stand to drag them out.

So far you haven’t gotten any new teeth, but you have four upper teeth ready to burst through any day now. Hopefully they won’t cause you as much pain, and you’ll have an even fuller toothy grin by next month. I can’t even predict what all you’ll be into by then!

You’re such a mischief and such a happy boy! As much as I hate that you’re getting older, I love every moment I get to spend with you!

Love,
Mommy