Happy 8 Months!

Today the boys turned 8 months old! Here's an update on some things they've been doing recently.

Caleb claps his hands with open palms when he's happy, particularly when we break out in song or when he observes his brother's comical antics. Joshua has only recently started clapping, but seems to exhibit greater dexterity overall. He is particularly good at snatching toys away from his brother. Caleb is very mild-mannered and rarely puts up a fight, unless the "toy" of interest happens to be the coveted TV remote control! It's fascinating how even at their tender age, the grass already looks greener on the other side. They have tons of toys at their disposal, yet they are most drawn to whatever the other boy is playing with!

Joshua is extremely vocal, especially in the morning when he wakes up. He's our little alarm clock. Caleb is noisy too, but his specialty is making sound effects like smacking and clucking noises. The boys have frequent baby babble "conversations" that usually involve them cracking up at each other. They must have pretty good senses of humor!

Both boys have started bouncing up and down on their butts while sitting on the floor, as if they're trying to bounce themselves up into a standing position. They love to stand up-- it's a struggle to get them to sit down these days. They arch their backs and put up a stubborn fight whenever we try to get them to sit. If you sit next to them on the floor, they'll grab onto you and pull themselves up into a standing position all by themselves. Now we're trying to teach them to grab onto inanimate objects to pull themselves up.