For the record we want to post that Joaquin is now crawling, as of the last week of July. I suppose it is the fate of the 2nd child to have compromised documentation of his life... but perhaps we can also blame it on the move to LA and summer travels being a distraction? Regardless, it is true. Joaquin can reliably and competently move around and pull himself up pretty much anywhere. And just in case we missed it before: he has two teeth (lower) and two more (upper) on the way. This week he decided that baby food was no longer his style and is insistent on eating our foods. Joaquin loves balls and musical instruments. He really enjoys making noise, especially drumming, and knocking over towers of blocks. He finds the ceiling fan endlessly amusing. People frequently comment on how happy and friendly he is. In fact, he is known to "yell" at strangers in the elevator or the waiting room so they look over and he can smile at them. He leans towards people and loves to be held and snuggled. And he adores his big brother! Joaquin is also quite fond of the babies his age at daycare, often pulling himself right next to them and giving them slobbery kisses on their heads. And, seriously, the little guy almost always has a gigantic smile on his face.
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| The Official 8 Month Chair Photo (yes, we are very late on that too-- he is 9 months now!) |
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| The Happy Crawler |
