8 Months for Joey

Joey was 8 months old on February 3rd. 8 months!! It feels like just yesterday when he was my tiny newborn. Well he definitely isn't tiny any more! He's roughly 22 lbs and all over the place. The last week of January was a big week for Joe as he started to crawl AND got his first tooth all within a few days. (He is also our earliest "teether" by over a month. Luke was 9 months and Mikey was close to one year!)

Our little Joe is the cuddliest little thing and we can't get enough. He absolutely thrives on being held. Now that he can crawl, he is constantly nudging our legs and trying to climb up. Your reward for indulging him? The cutest grin you've ever seen and nuzzling his little head into your shoulder. And this is, by no means, reserved only for mom and dad. Any smiling stranger will do. He's quite the charmer.

He is definitely the most popular kid in the house. It's kind of amazing he gets any sleep at all. The very first thing Mikey and Luke want to do in the morning is say hi to Joey--even if he's asleep. They both pick him up (despite the threats from M&D every time it occurs) and they constantly fight over who gets to play with him. Yes, we don't understand either why they can't both play with him at the same time. They just can't. They want his undivided attention when playing.

So here are millions of pictures. Just in case one or two isn't enough for you.

Just building up that upper body strength in preparation for crawling.

Hi!

I know, right? Look at that smile :)

It was a trip to the grocery store with just me and Joe and he got SO close to making it to the car before falling asleep. SO close. I was checking out. This was my only solution. Lots of "awww" and "how cute" from all passing by, though.

Already developing a taste for calamari :)