Pookie is 8 Months, or .67 Years Old Today!

Emrick is about 26 inches long and weighs about 17 lbs, 13 oz. He uses furniture to pull himself up, and he has sprouted the thin, top edge of his first tooth. These are some pics we took of Pookie last night, after a haircut and a bath. The outfit is new.

Still with the tongue.

A couple of months ago, we moved our office into the “bonus room”. The bonus room is bigger, enabling us both to use the same office. And moving it also freed up the old office — which is cute but small —  to be used as a playroom for Emrick. It’s close to the family room and kitchen, and it has French doors, so that even if I can’t be in the room, I can see him through the glass. My goal was to make it a room such that the only thing in it, and within Emrick’s reach, is stuff that he can safely play with. I don’t plan to leave him there unattended for long periods, of course, but it’s nice to have a place where I can leave him for a couple of minutes if I need to go to the kitchen, or start the laundry. A 100% baby-safe room was my goal. Of course, that was before he learned to pull himself up on furniture, so who knows if 100% baby-safe is even possible. But still, the room allows him to exercise and explore safely, by confining him, but not too much. Anyway, yesterday I finally got all of the clutter out of there, so that the room is now all Emrick’s. Last night, we took him in there to poke around.

Marcus and Emrick play through the glass doors.

Don't worry. Even though he looks trapped, we didn't actually dump him there and walk away!

Happy 8 Months, Pookie. We love you!

P.S. Slow down!