8 Months

I can't believe how quickly time flies. My little man is becoming his own little person. He's hilarious, and he and I have our own little inside jokes.

His favorite thing to say is "Dadadada..." He says this when talking to himself or us. Sometimes he shortens it to "Da" when he just wants to insert his opinion into the conversation, lol. He babbles a lot at me when he's breastfeeding, and he is just beside himself with laughter when I jump in first with my own rendition of "Dadada."

Nicholas desperately wants to crawl. He starts out sitting, then lunges forward and rocks back and forth on his hands and knees. Then he scoots his butt and arms back until he's sitting up again.

Another new thing he does is wave his hands furiously in the air. I have no idea why, but I absolutely adore it! My husband and I always clap when he does this and we say "Yay!!" Today he watched our hands very carefully, then started trying to clap! He is learning so quickly, and he's such a smart and observant little guy.

Here's a video of him waving his arms like crazy: