Xander 8 months

Xander 8 mths

Xander is getting so big so fast. He is now wearing 12-18mth clothes. Since Christmas he got another tooth, so he now has two teeth . He also started "crawling." I use the term loosely. His crawl is a mixture of techniques: swimming/army crawl/slithering. I have to admit it gets him where he wants to go and great entertainment to watch.
Xander "crawling"
Xander's favorite toy is Dakota. The poor dog. Every chance Xander has he "crawls" to get Dakota. He likes to "pet" her. Pet her meaning grab her tail, chunk of skin, or paw. She is a great dog and takes it like a champ.

We are looking forward to Xander's next developmental milestones. I am sure he will start really crawling soon.

Xander's 1st Christmas

Christmas was so much fun this year. Unfortunately Xander didn't understand the concept of opening presents. He just put everything in his mouth as usual. Xander cut his first tooth the day before Christmas. Here are some pictures from our Christmas activities. Christmas morning opening a present from Santa.

Enjoying his new toy from Nanny Corey and cousins, Kati and Blake.
Trying to learn a thing or two from cousin Emma.

Now he gets it!

We enjoyed spending time with our families. I am already looking forward to next year!