Hanging Out With Some Cousins

Seth and Kaleb came over yesterday to hang out for the day. Blake loves his cousins, especially Seth. Thanks for playing with us.

8 Months Old

Blake is 8 months old now and still loves playing with his toys, even if Aaron has dumped most of his toys on his back. We have started him on some finger foods. Silly me, but I gave him some bananas...bananas that stick to everything. Blake got pretty frustrated with trying to unstick the bananas from his tray on his highchair, so he dove in with his mouth and sucked the bananas straight from the tray rather than use his fingers. The next day I gave him some little puff things that are easier to grab. He isn't a professional yet, so some fall on his bib. If he sees one fall on his bib, he will pull the bib up to his mouth and suck it off of his bib.

Much Rejoicing

Dad will be happy (that is, both Aaron and my dad). Go Bama!

Mia Mia

Aaron had to go out to Utah for a couple of days for work. The timing ended up being perfect because Aaron's brother, Adam, and his wife, Becki, had ther first kid on Monday, so Aaron was able to meet Mia when she was only a couple of days old. She looks like a cutie.


With Aaron visiting the newest Mia, it made me think of our good friends, Owen and Britni and their little girl, Mia. We hung out with them the Saturday before I delivered Blake, which is when this picture was taken. Mia was already asleep when we took the picture, but trust me, she is a cutie. A couple of days after we had Blake, they moved to New Mexico and we sure miss them.

Great Hair Part 2

This is what Blake's hair looks like after a nap (and pretty much the rest of the day).

This hairstyle does take a lot of work. It can only be accomplished after sleeping, which involves moving his head along his crib's bumper as much as possible.

Getting Stronger

Blake really wants nothing to do with crawling right now and wants to stand all the time. Today we were playing in his room and he leaned over and grabbed the crib and wouldn't let go. He stood on his own for awhile before he realized that he doesn't have the balance yet to stand and try to pull off the ties to the bumper in his crib at the same time.