8th Month Tricks!

A little bit behind but Max turned 8 months when we were in Lancaster PA.

Big Tricks:

• Rolling like a fiend to get across a room & get a toy
• Sitting well propped and beginning to sit for a minute or so independently while playing with toys or having his hands pulled to mouth or midline.
• Dada, Duck (during bathtime with rubber ducks only), and beginning to enunciate "B" after several weeks of speech therapy working on mouth closure.
• Beginning to understand "up" and lifting arms to be picked up when prompted.
• Laugh coming easier and more often.
• Appears to be hearing fairly well, responding to a variety of noises & name (clicking tounge)
• Beginning to "rock" on hands and knees whenever placed on playmat.
• Pincer grip pretty good, holding 2 objects and knocking together.
• some immitation with mouth and hand actions.
• Nursing very well.
• Hanging in Big person tub.
• Trying mushed up table foods off mama's plate & sips from open cup.