Sunday, October 03, 2010
Casey @ 8 Months
Casey is 8 months old today!
Our mover-and-shaker doesn’t leave any time idle... if there is something to see and explore he’s all over it. While Casey doesn’t actually crawl in the true sense of the word (being up on hands and knees) he has perfected the "army scoot" and is very comfortable with this mode of transportation. His shirts are completely dirty at the end of the day because his belly isn’t off the ground. Attach a couple of Swiffer sheets and our floors will sparkle. When he pauses, he pops up on hands and knees but as soon as he’s moving again it’s back to the scoot. Casey is pulling up onto things to about his knees but that was enough to have mom and dad lower the mattress in the crib already. We think he’ll be pulling up to standing very soon. He has also mastered the little stairs in his preschool room that lead up to a loft area. Casey scooches right up, takes a look around and then scooches back down. He makes many trips up and down each day. We aren’t sure if Casey will actually be interested in true crawling or if he’ll just skip it and focus on getting vertical. He doesn’t seem to be interested in sitting either. Casey is so much like Cole that we’ll probably see what transpires this month. When Cole was 8 months he pushed up then sat then crawled all within a few short weeks. It is very exciting to watch it all transpire!
Casey is also getting familiar with sign language. Both his teachers and mom and dad consistently use a handful of signs for some of the basics ("eat", "milk", "all done", etc.). As of this past week or so, Casey seems to be telling us when he’s ready for something to eat or drink. On a recent visit from Nana and Pop Pop, they even saw his communication. But alas, Casey is once again like his big brother and food is simply fuel to keep the party moving - when he asks for food or bottle he’ll just take what is needed and then be on his way, thank you very much. At least he is telling us if the tank needs to be filled earlier than we would have gotten to it. Signing was very helpful with Cole so we are glad Casey is taking to it as well. It is also amazing to see how such a little one is so very smart!
As always... here is a look at the past month:
Here is a glance at Casey's progression over the past 7 months
And finally... a look at Cole at 8 months next to his 8 month old brother.
Much more to come to the new http://www.coleandcasey.com/
As you may have noticed some of the previous posts are no longer showing up on the main page here. To view older posts click on the archive links to the right. They are broken down by month.
Enjoy your day and as always, feel free to drop us a line or leave a comment below (where is says "comment"... who'd a thunk it)
Our mover-and-shaker doesn’t leave any time idle... if there is something to see and explore he’s all over it. While Casey doesn’t actually crawl in the true sense of the word (being up on hands and knees) he has perfected the "army scoot" and is very comfortable with this mode of transportation. His shirts are completely dirty at the end of the day because his belly isn’t off the ground. Attach a couple of Swiffer sheets and our floors will sparkle. When he pauses, he pops up on hands and knees but as soon as he’s moving again it’s back to the scoot. Casey is pulling up onto things to about his knees but that was enough to have mom and dad lower the mattress in the crib already. We think he’ll be pulling up to standing very soon. He has also mastered the little stairs in his preschool room that lead up to a loft area. Casey scooches right up, takes a look around and then scooches back down. He makes many trips up and down each day. We aren’t sure if Casey will actually be interested in true crawling or if he’ll just skip it and focus on getting vertical. He doesn’t seem to be interested in sitting either. Casey is so much like Cole that we’ll probably see what transpires this month. When Cole was 8 months he pushed up then sat then crawled all within a few short weeks. It is very exciting to watch it all transpire!
Casey is also getting familiar with sign language. Both his teachers and mom and dad consistently use a handful of signs for some of the basics ("eat", "milk", "all done", etc.). As of this past week or so, Casey seems to be telling us when he’s ready for something to eat or drink. On a recent visit from Nana and Pop Pop, they even saw his communication. But alas, Casey is once again like his big brother and food is simply fuel to keep the party moving - when he asks for food or bottle he’ll just take what is needed and then be on his way, thank you very much. At least he is telling us if the tank needs to be filled earlier than we would have gotten to it. Signing was very helpful with Cole so we are glad Casey is taking to it as well. It is also amazing to see how such a little one is so very smart!
As always... here is a look at the past month:
Here is a glance at Casey's progression over the past 7 months
And finally... a look at Cole at 8 months next to his 8 month old brother.
Much more to come to the new http://www.coleandcasey.com/
As you may have noticed some of the previous posts are no longer showing up on the main page here. To view older posts click on the archive links to the right. They are broken down by month.
Enjoy your day and as always, feel free to drop us a line or leave a comment below (where is says "comment"... who'd a thunk it)
// posted by Cole and Casey @ 8:06 PM 
