8 months old!!!!

Jacob turned 8 months old today and we celebrated by going to the library for a playgroup and having Thomas over. Jacob is unstoppable now. He crawls so fast and loves being chased by Daddy. He is incredibly brave and is attempting walk to the side (just a few steps). He pulls himself up (on absolutely everything) and lets himself down very carefully. Also, ever since we went to the Kids Fun Stop he has been climbing on the chair, over pillows, over couch cushions, and over us. He is very proud of his new found climbing ability. Jacob has been clapping, stomping his feet, and waving bye bye. He understand lots of labels and commands in both Polish and English such as ball, kwiatek (flower), kot (cat), clock, malpka (monkey), swiatlo (light), witaminki (vitamins), nanna (Gram), Daddy, Mama, baby (lala), pic (drink), choc (come here), daj buzi (give a kiss). Recently, he has been giving juice to baby or his favorite stuffed animal- the monkey. One of his favorite books at the moment is "I love you through and through." Jacob has been using his pointer to randomly point to things in his environment. One of the breakthrough of this month is him saying "ball" appropriately. In addition, he says "dada" and "mama" (usually at night, when he is upset, or wants to be picked up), and "baba" indiscriminately. He has a stack of his favorite toys; the ball popper, the command center, beads, pop-up, shakers, and a gigantic sensory ball. Jacob enjoys spending time with his friends and always wants to do what they do. We go to many playgroups to keep the day interesting. He is a very curious child. Jacob has been a very good eater of solid food. He likes bananas, avocado, carrots, butternut squash, sweet potato, white potato, peas, pears, apples, plums, rice cereal and many two- food groups combinations. He hates jar carrots, jar sweet potato, and jar peaches, so needless to say we stopped the jar food. Jacob is a much better napper these days- he gates up around 7 and takes a long morning nap and one or two afternoon naps, but he still wakes up one or two times per night. But he always wakes up happy in the morning. Today he woke up and played managed to rock the rocking chair positioned near his crib. There was a blanket toy draped over the rocking chair and he managed to grab it and pull it into his crib. He is a little cute rascal! He giggles for peek-a-boo, weired noises, chase game, and tickles. Jacob is a big boy! We don't know how much he weighs right now or how tall he is, but we love his little chubby belly and legs. Unlike his friends, Jacob has no teeth yet. His hair is getting a lot longer and after a nice shampoo during bath his curl always reappears (then it gets flattened by the hat). He is such a wiggle boy that it's hard to get his diaper changed and get him dressed. During mealtime, he tries to be very independent (already!) and will pull the spoon out of my hand, attempt to scoop from the bowl, and place it accurately into his mouth. He is just a delight to be around-- always happy, curious, funny, and adventurous. Happy 8 month!