8 months old

and we partied in Port Aransas - too quickly went the time. But there was a lot of time for funny hats. More teeth are a coming in, 2 at one time, and there is lots of drool. Finally, the little guy is sleeping in the crib, not with us anymore. We had a cry over that. He was sooo warm and cuddly. But he'd also wake up at start scratching or slapping our faces.

Apparently he was a little terror in day care yesterday, scratched one baby's eyelid, pulled another's hair, and shook another one. I hope this doesn't become a habit.

What is it like to be 8 months old?

How I grow

• I crawl backwards and forwards on my stomach.
• I pull myself up by holding onto furniture, but it is hard for me to get back down. (He's good at getting back down)
  
• I can stand up if I lean against something.
• I can sit without support for several minutes (all the time)
  
• I reach for things and hold them with my thumb, index, and middle fingers.
• I hold onto a toy, like a rattle, for several minutes.
• I pick up small things like pieces of string or crumbs. (ewww, yes, today he was playing with a dead spider)
  

How I talk

• I let you know if l am happy, sad, or scared by the sounds that I make. (or grumpy)
  
• I still babble a lot and shout to get attention. (our little scream factory)
• I say two syllable sounds like ba-ba, da-da, and ma-ma. (he forgot how to say mama -bah!_
• I recognize some words. (working on No!_
• I watch and try to imitate your mouth movements. (oh yeah, that's funny, when I am chewing gum, then he starts chewing like he has gum)

How I respond

• I like to pat and kiss my reflection in the mirror.
• I turn and listen when I hear familiar sounds like the telephone or my name.
• I love to imitate people I know.

How I understand

• I am very curious and I want to explore everything.
• I know how to solve simple problems, such as making a toy bell ring.
• I understand the meaning of "in" and "out." ( I don't think he can do this)
  
• I remember things that just happened.

How I feel

• I'm often scared by new experiences and new people. (no fear here, a little too fearless if you ask me)
• I'm upset when you leave me, even for a short time. (not yet, maybe something still to come)
• I feel so relieved when you return.
• I'm upset when people make a lot of fuss over me. (no, I think he quite loves the attention - a little divo)
  
• I get frustrated or lose my temper if my toy rolls under the couch and I can't see it. (most times, but he is easily distracted by another toy)
  

pumpkin patch

We had a lot of fun this Saturday at the Elgin Pumpkin Patch. Noah didn't want to smile because the places to take pictures either had scratchy burlap or hay. We tried. We might have to do another photo shoot.
Take two, not too happy about these pumpkin photos.


There were hayrides, Elgin sausage and corn on the cob, a hay maze, and lots of other stuff for bigger kids - like pumpkin decorating, face painting.

Noah really liked the swing and seeing the dog. He sure smiled at those things.

The pumpkin patch made Kyle nostalgic for nuts from Berdoll's Pecan Farm in Bastrop. So we drove to Bastrop in search of chocolate cover pecans. In the process, we happened upon an art festival on the Bastrop bridge. We went ahead and stopped there to look at the art. Bastrop surely is a pretty, quaint town. We plan to go back to visit the old downtown area. We had such a pleasant day.

Apron Swap Meme

1. what kind of holiday party food do you like best? finger food buffet or sit down multi-course style?
Finger food buffet

2. do you make/use those little name cards for your table seating or is that just another little something that magazines are trying to add to our already long holiday to-do list?
In my ideal world, I'd like to make the name cards, have organized party. My organization skills need some polishing.

3. do you miss sitting at the "kid's table"?
Miss? I'm still treated like a kid, I guess because the couisins are all so much older than me, they still can't seem to grasp I'm an adult. Oh well, too bad for them, the kiddie table is FUN!

4. any particular holiday party traditions that you like to do every year?
no, just depends on what's going on that year.

5. Which is your favorite winter holiday?
New Year's Eve. Chaunnkah

6. do you make or have you tasted any good egg nog recipes...whether using it in a dish or as a drink? No, buy it already made. I saw a friend make it once, it took a long time.

7. fruit cake .... do you love it or think it should be used as a door stop?
Bleck! Does a good fruit cake exist? Bleck and barf!

8. What do you like to do to get yourself in the holiday sprit (ie. certain music, visiting certain seasonal sites, enjoying winter weather, ect.)
Enjoying the few cold days that occur, decorating with wintery things, seek fire places, hot chocolate

9. What is your favorite holiday song and who sings it best?
Don't have a favorite holiday song. Get rather tired of Christmas music at this time, as it is played everywhere to much.

10. Any ideas for interesting holiday themed parties? (Even if it's really out there -- like renting a snow machine and having everyone build snowmen if you live in a no-snow areas!)
Cookie baking, blue and white, ice sculptures, wear the tackiest sweater you can find party

This week

Find the Noah...

I thought Noah was teething before. Now he's really teething and he's a mess, drooling, fever, pain, pain, pain...poor thing. And when he's in pain, well, so are we. As far as, we don't sleep as much, the stress levels are a little high with all the crying and not knowing how to make it better.

Luckily, I have a long weekend - to take a semi break. I can almost smell Thanksgiving a coming this way too, which is always nice.

We went winter shopping last weekend for Noah. Picked up this cute lion outfit which he wore for Yom Kippur eve. I love this outfit - finally some cute boy clothes. Perhaps I'll have to design a clothing line.
And all Noah wants to do is stand, and he keeps falling and hurting himself.
I mean how dangerous does that look, but he's cries if we don't let him stand up and do his dare devil tricks. Eeeeholee!
My sweetie surprised me with flowers in the mail this week. Aren't they gorgeous and doesn't he deserve a husband of the millineum award?

We are almost done watching the HBO Rome - which is fabulous and quite educational. Caesar was a bad ass.

Check out some of my scrapping recipes work. I'm part of this yahoo groups that swaps scrapbooked recipe cards. It's fun. These we some of the ones posted as examples of good work. Yay me!