bode is eight months old

This has been an exciting month for sweet Bode.  He has perfected his 'da da' and loves to clap his hands and occasionally will throw them up in the air when you say "sooo big!".  He enjoys sitting on the floor and playing with his toys and making them make noise.  Having never been one to enjoy being on his belly, he actually will lower himself from a sitting position to laying on his belly and reach so hard for his toys.  No crawling yet, but you can tell he wants to get from one place to another.  He can pick up his puffs and put them in his mouth and eat them without gagging (for the longest time, I thought he would only be able to eat pured food with the gag reflex he had)!  He is able to stand, holding onto something, for a very short period of time.  And lastly... has developed a very bad case of separation anxiety.  I cannot even begin to move to the other side of the room, let alone out of his site before the big tears start falling.  I've had to get out the Baby Bjorn and 'wear' him around quite a bit to be able to get anything done! 

We've had to give up using the number because he just eats them!