Month 8

The past couple of months have been hard on Carter. Since January 14, he's had three colds, two ear infections and one throat infection. Just as he gets better from one illness, he catches another. He's getting exposed to so many germs at day care! He's been surprisingly upbeat despite being sick so much. He is still very happy.

Carter now has four teeth -- two on top and two on bottom. His new teeth help him bite on food, which can be somewhat dangerous because he can now chew off big bites of food (like toast). He's been eating a lot of solids now. He loves his veggies, but what he really loves is dairy. He can't seem to get enough of yogurt and cheese. If he's unhappy for some reason, all we have to do is give him a piece of cheese and he'll calm down.

Carter is also very close to crawling. He can get on all fours and move his arms, but he won't move his legs. It's been hard for him to practice on the hard wood floors because they are so slippery, but he's had much better luck in his bedroom where he has floor mat tiles. He's definitely mobile though. He can scoot himself around and he's able to get to whatever he wants. Most recently he's been holding himself up standing...although he's not very stable. We are going to have to childproof the house soon!

For a while we thought that Carter said his first word - "ga," (which we thought he was trying to say dog). Every time he saw Charlie or another dog he would say "ga." It now turns out that everything is "ga." Ga ga ga ga ga!