8 Months Old!

Timmy,
You turned 8 months old this week!

You spent the 25th of August being the perfect plane passenger, sleeping, eating, looking out the window or reading books the whole 6 hours.



On the flight to Newark from LAX, the guy sitting in front of you saw you after we landed and said, "I didn't even know there was a baby behind me!" And that pretty much captures the kind of baby you are... quiet and observant in public, generally easy and good. The plastic cups also came in pretty handy for entertaining you. You were mesmerized by the view out the window upon take-off and landing, looking at the trucks, lights and houses.


You were baptized back in New Jersey at the church your daddy went to growing up.

My handsome boy, letting me dress you up even though it was about 90 degrees and 90% humidity:




You with Grandparents and Mommy and Daddy:


You with your Godparents, Aunt Annie and Uncle Mikey:


After church, we had a big party for you at Grandma and Grandpa's house...LOTS of friends and family came all the way out to see you and celebrate!

This month you really started turning on the charm. When we go out, you flirt with just about everyone. The first thing people always say is "Look at those cheeks! (sometimes they say thighs)" The next thing they say is "what a great smile!" You are becoming much more social. You loved playing with your cousins and your friend Richie this trip, watching and laughing as they ran, climbed and crawled all around you. Hopefully you'll be able to move around with them soon!

Your culinary adventures continue. The big news is that you had your first taste of steak! We thought it only made sense to let your first taste of beef be the best there is, so we gave you chunks of juicy filet mignon at Grandma and Grandpa's house. You LOVED it! Four big pieces of steak were sucked dry until they turned white the first night we gave it to you.

Timothy's First Steak from Lisa Ottomanelli on Vimeo.

You now eat avocados, sweet potatoes, bananas, apples, pears, oatmeal, rice and wheat cereal, peas, asparagus, zucchini, squash, peaches, blueberries, cherries, apricots, prunes, and turkey. You also starting feeding yourself cereal puffs and whole blueberries. We are looking forward to mealtimes as a family!

Lately you have gotten a kick out of imitating us. Whether it is making silly faces or noises or pouting/crying, you will copy us and then giggle uncontrollably. I probably shouldn't encourage the raspberry blowing during meals, but I can't help but laugh when you do it. This monkey face is your current specialty... Your daddy made fun of me because he claims that he knew I was taking a video once I said "You're funny." I'll try not to comment when I capture you on video anymore! (sorry it's sideways)

Monkey Face from Lisa Ottomanelli on Vimeo.

You are so much fun to be around, which is good, since I spend all day with you now! I love playing with you, talking and reading to you and snuggling with you! Watching your own little personality develop and emerge is amazing.

Love,
Mommy