8 months!

Forrest is growing up so fast! In the last 2 weeks, he has begun crawling and pulling up - and as Wilson said, "just in time for the holidays!" No longer are the presents under our tree safe. The few that I wrapped last week have already been unwrapped by our little fellow. Funny that I thought Andrew might be extra curious about the presents under the tree this year and try to unwrap them. It didn't even occur to me that Forrest would be the one causing trouble. :) Maybe it was those presents that really motivated his crawling!

He's already quickly disappearing down halls, into rooms, and under tables. He's definitely got us on our toes! I had forgotten how this stage calls for you to be extra, extra attentive! Between him getting around fast, pulling up and wanting to put EVERYTHING in his mouth, I'm constantly pulling things out of his hand or mouth or picking stuff up off the floor before he can get it there. The dog food, Andrew's toys, the door stop thingys, paper, magazines... whew - the list is endless!

Forrest has also begun talking more the past few weeks. It's really cute to hear him and Andrew "talk" back and forth. It amazes me how many of their sounds and especially their laughs sound so much alike! So cute! He's also learned to clap. This is really one of my favorite things to see - a smiling Forrest, clapping!

It's going to be such a fun Christmas with these two!