Micah's first Thanksgiving

Micah is 8 1/2 months old

As I sit here and type this blog, Micah is driving his daddy crazy by moving and wrestling with him... That wouldn't be so bad, but Rico's trying to feed Micah a bottle.. Micah can hold his own bottle, but he won't lay there long enough to finish it.. I think he may have ADD like his mommy(self-diagnosed)! lol My little man is growing up so fast! I swear he looks like a two year old! He's so tall and he moves around constantly!

As you can see in the picture above, Micah likes to put things in his mouth! ANY and EVERYthing that fits in his mouth gets put in his mouth! He doesn't just suck on his pacifier anymore.. He now tries to eat it! lol. Yesterday as we were going somewhere, I made his milk bottle and had taken off the lid to the water bottle.. As I finished, I couldn't locate the lid to the water bottle! I was frantically looking around for it and lo and behold.. The WHOLE thing was in Micah's mouth! This crazy kid!

Lately, I've been missing when Micah was smaller and would love to be held.. I have been loving holding his little cousins at Thanksgiving because it reminds me of how little Micah used to be. Neither one of them seem to be as active as Micah was at that age.. I cherish it because it went by so fast for me. Maybe it was because I was working then and didn't get to do it as often as I had liked. The boys just let me hold them and hug them.. Micah jumps out of my arms as fast as he possibly can nowadays. I LOVE how Micah is so independent and wants to do everything for himself. He's learning how to do things so quickly because of it. But the last couple of days, Micah has allowed me to just hold him and kiss him. It's been nice. I am cherishing it as long as I can. I think that I've been more emotional lately because I know that it's getting closer to time to go back to work and leave my baby. I wanted to stay home until he was one and he's eight and a half months now. Gotta start looking for a job if I want one by the time he's one. I've got to tell whoever that is reading this that this has been the best time of my life. I am sooo grateful for this time I have had with him.

Micah is still not talking yet.. He tries to mimic sounds and things we say but he hasn't gotten that down pat yet. He is in this stage now where he likes to grab your nose and lips... I have no idea why... He does it all the time! He's such a funny kid! I can't tell you how much personality he has! He's always laughing and playing and when he wants your attention, he'll let you know! (again, by grabbing your face!) He beats on everything he can (ie.. his little musical tables, high chair, computer).. He splashes you when he's in the tub.. I don't have enough room to type all the things he's doing now. He's just learning and growing. And doing way too much, way too fast for me!

Micah had his first Thanksgiving this past week.. I have no idea how it went by with NO pictures! AHHH! What in the world was going on? Micah had a little bit of everything.. He had chicken and turkey and homemade dressing, broccoli casserole, yams, macaroni and cheese, and cranberry sauce... I tried to give him itty bitty pieces so he wouldn't have to chew it. He did well! He seem to LOVE the yams!

Micah is and will always be our little baby... As I recall the last month or so, I realize how fast this time went by. Christmas will be here in less than a month. Micah's going to be one soon... I am just feeling lucky today. I have a lot to be grateful for. Guess this was a good Thanksgiving post!

Micah is almost 8 months

Micah is just growing so fast! My little baby has two teeth at the bottom of his little mouth. In this picture he's brushing his little teeth! He LOVES it! As you can see, he's sitting up very well! And he's crawling like a pro too! Man that little boy moves fast! I have finally had to put the gates up so that he can't get into the recycle bin in the kitchen anymore... I think he likes the sounds of all the glass and plastic hitting together lol. Micah now loves to climb on the tv stand and eject the playstation games and put them into his mouth.... YUCK! It also stinks because if you don't catch him in time and wash off the game then you won't be able to play it. He is still so stinking cute though... He looks up at you with his big ol' eyes! Ugh... sooo innocently... It's so hard to get mad and to remind him not to do that when he's looking at you like that! Yesterday we went and visited Anna Marie... Man she is GORGEOUS! She looks just like my best friend, Noelle. She even has her pretty dimples. Micah kept wanting to touch her little face... Micah doesn't know how to be gentle yet... I've also learned that my little boy likes playing with other babies now.... He plays with his cousins, Mia, Abby, Jennie and Zariah often... He saw Camden a couple of days ago and tried to play with him but Camden is still too little. Mia loves to carry Micah around.... It's funny because he's now half her size. He's not little anymore, Mia. lol. She loves him so much. She tries to keep him from putting things in his mouth and from going to places he isn't supposed to. Abby acts a little jealous right now... She has been THE baby for the last two years...

Anyway, Micah is now pulling himself up on EVERYTHING and he's pulling himself down... He does it 'oh so carefully' too. He takes his baths in the big bathtub and loves to play with his little rubber duckies. Micah can actually stand on his own, but he lacks the confidence to do it. He held on to my hair (not pulling it) and was standing... He also stood between Rico's legs yesterday without holding on.. When he figured out he wasn't holding on, he grabbed Daddy's legs. Micah is continually growing taller by the day and he's still skinny... Micah is not bony... he's significantly smaller waisted than his boy cousins though. But all in all our little boy is healthy and growing and learning so much. We are so blessed to have him. I love him more and more everyday. I never thought it was possible to love someone this much!