Our Buddy, Will, Is 8 Months Old

This last month, Will turned into a boy on the go. He started doing the army crawl at about 7 months and by about 7.5 months he pretty much had the real crawl mastered. He has an incredible amount of energy and has been labeled a very "active" baby in our household. Meaning that he is into anything and everything within his reach. And his reach is expanding quickly as he is now attempting to pull himself up onto furniture.

He still chats up a storm and his favorite thing to say is "da da da da". He loves to play with all kinds of toys, but two favorite things to do are to play with strings and straps (he will focus on the string/strap for several minutes at a time) and open and close doors and gates.

Will remains an incredibly happy baby most of the time, but he has 4 teeth already and whenever a new one is coming in it makes him a bit cranky. He has also developed quite an attachment to mommy lately. He is so excited to see me when I get home -- he crawls right over and if he can't beat the competition (i.e., the girls) he gets a bit upset.

Our lives have definitely been turned upside down a bit trying to keep up with Will and the girls, but now that he is here, it's impossible to imagine our lives without him. We would not have it any other way. Here are some recent pictures of Will, who in our household is often called "buddy".