8 months of Griffin

We say it almost everyday- we can't believe how big our baby boy is getting!
I am sure every parent must say it in the first year as they change so much, but with G. Paul gone for the last two weeks it was more evident all the ways Griffin was changing. Unfortunately his sleep pattern was part of that and almost drove me crazy! I guess he is too busy practicing all his skills and must do it at 4 or 5 in the morning and last night he didn't go to bed until almost 10 because he was cruising around his crib.
He still won't crawl forward, only backwards and just rocks when he is on his knees to go forward but he is already standing up by himself for a few seconds and can really cruise his crib and most furniture without help from us and only a few falls when he is tired- like in the middle of the night which has me running in scared when he hits his head on the crib. He must have a hard head though because not too many bruises and he doesn't seem to mind :)

We closed on the house this past Tuesday and feeling very bittersweet about it all of course. G has loved this house and we love our friends and park out back, but we are excited to start the new year in a new city and meet new people. Plus the man we sold the house to is getting his first house and we know he will take care of it and has been so appreciative of G's hard work on the house.

G really is enjoying his new job though it was so hard for him to be away from us and knowing we were having a hard time getting rest or exercise (in Hana's case) without him. Not to mention the early cold December brought!
So Christmas will be brief because the movers come on the 27th! But we are going to enjoy Griffin's first Christmas as he is already in awe of the tree and lights.
Until next time- happy holidays!