8 month pics and update...a little late

With Gerard being sick the past 9 days, getting his 8 month info posted has been a challenge. Here are photos of him at 8 months (August 24). He's doing very well considering. We had an unplanned visit to the instacare that day, and he weighed in at 16.2 lbs. No height measurements on him, but we know he's grown since his long pants are at least 2" too short for him...at least the ones that fit around the waist. Most people say he looks like his dad, some say mom. Anyone who knows me will recognize him as looking exactly like my baby pictures (but we won't tell Michael). Little G's starting to grab things and transfer easily from one hand to the other. He's rolling back and forth and front to back with greater ease. He's showing a preference for his left hand (Mike's left handed). His favorite story is "Midnight Moon" and he looks up at me when I read during certain parts and smiles. Gerard loves meeting new people right now, and especially loves to smile and flirt with all the ladies. He's starting to laugh a lot more and unfortunately, in the past couple of weeks, has developed a little whine...which sounds more like a little puppy. He does this when he's hungry. The biggest new development is that two lower baby teeth have emerged in the past 9 days or so! Since then, he loves clinking his teeth on the spoon when taking a bite. He's finally eating rice cereal and loving it, and even tries to grab the spoon to feed himself. I think his favorite thing to do is sip water from my glass. He doesn't care for the sippy cup yet. He does still love his binkie, although he chews the back side and around it - a most creative use (for teething).