8 Months!

Levin is hands down, without a doubt, our wild child! But you'd never know by looking at this perfectly innocent little face of his!

At eight months old, he is always on the go! I can't keep up with this kid. Lucas was such a mellow baby who I never really had to worry over. But Levin is an entirely different story! I've lost count on the number of times he's fallen and bonked his poor head. And he eats nearly everything in sight....paper, business cards, wrappers, etc. He has already choked more times than his brother ever did. This one sure keeps me on my toes!

With crawling comes pulling up onto everything. He isn't content sitting around anymore and nearly every time I turn around he's standing on something different...and in a different room! No matter how many times he does it, I still always worry about the falls. I know it's a natural part of learning to get around, but at the rate this kid is going I feel like he's going to have his first ER trip before his first birthday.

Levi and I have this ongoing joke about our little tornado of a child. We seriously should have made his middle name 'Destructo' because he demolishes everything in sight. Levi sent this picture to me in class and all I could do was laugh. Of course he would trash the living room and yank the trim off the wall. I wasn't even surprised!

And have I mentioned that he is HUGE! He hasn't been weighed yet this month but my guess is close to 22lbs or so. He has nearly outgrown his car seat and it's about time to pack up the 12-month clothing too. I look forward to the day that I don't have to continuously go through clothes because my children outgrow them just as fast as they grew into them.

He has to be involved in everything that is happening and apparently he thinks everything belongs to him. Lucas has been pretty great about Levin snatching up all his things lately (with a few minor outbursts). No matter what's going on...Levin's right there too.


And of course, he still loves the Ergo! I don't know what I would do if I couldn't wear this child out in public. He's no longer content sitting in the front of a shopping cart these days. Little wiggle worm never sits still!

...unless brother is pushing him and racing through the store like a mad man. In that case, he's content sitting still and laughing hysterically!

He loves his big brother and mimicking everything that he does. Bath time may very well be his favorite activity. The moment he sees the tub filling with water his eyes light up and he nearly jumps out of my arms. I had to run back out to grab my phone once and he freaked. He did not like leaving the bathroom once he knew what was going on. And it's the same when pulling him out. These boys would play in the tub for hours if I allowed it.

He's a silly little baby who absolutely loves attention. His personality is hilarious and he always has this household laughing. He says 'hi' and 'dada' all the time, but his newest verbal accomplishment is yelling. Yes, yelling. Not in a negative way, but as in 'I want to be the loudest one in this house' yelling. He thinks it's hilarious and he squawks, barks, and growls. It's very fitting...he's such a little animal!