8 months

Hayden recently turned 8 months old and he's quite a big man (we think he is close to 25lbs now). He definitely gives me a workout! He pretty much will eat anything but green beans now and has started eating baby cookies and rice rusks. He now has two little teeth that he loves to show off. In the last two months he has mastered sitting for long periods and is very close to crawling. He is content rolling around to get to things and loves to just stand. He would stand all day if he could. Hayden loves to watch and play with Georgia. He has made it into the big tub and loves to play in the water. Hayden's hair continues to get thicker, longer, and curlier and I'm never sure exactly what hairdo he will wake up with. He just started saying DaDa and Mama and every now and then we hear a baba or gaga. He loves to jump in his exersaucer and his favorite thing to play with are books. So that is the update on Hayden! Here are some new photos....

Goodbye Nana and Papu

Eric's parents are leaving for Germany this Sunday and we had our last dinner before they leave Monday night at our apartment. It was a tough goodbye but we are very excited for them and know we will still get to see them a couple times a year. They left us with quite a nice goodbye gift as well.....they gave us their Toyota 4Runner which is a huge blessing and we are so grateful. We really needed a new larger car with Hayden and knew it would be a while before we would be able to get one so we are very thankful. I know Hayden will also miss his Nana and Papu but we hope to take a family trip to Germany soon.
Goodbye Nana


















Goodbye Papu