He's also figured out how to pull himself up using the couch, chairs, baby gates, our legs, the bookshelf, and anything else that will hold still long enough. He has taken a few hesitant steps while holding onto the couch, but isn't really cruising just yet. At the rate he's going, I don't think it will be too long before he's walking.
And the biggest news of the month... drumroll, please! He sleeps! All night long! I stopped going in to "rescue" him every time he cried and he figured out that it was actually pretty easy to go back to sleep. If he does wake up, he might cry for 10 - 20 seconds, but that's it. He goes right back to sleep and wakes up well-rested in the morning. Yay!!
We've got his 9 month check-up a week from Monday (8-9-10 - how could I forget it?) and are looking forward to seeing how much he's grown.
The jingle bell has been sighted.
He reaches...
... stabilizes...
... grabs on...
... and pulls!
Almost there!
Success!
And what do we do with jingle bells?
We put them in our mouths of course!
Wanna share?