Ironically, this Autumn, we will be figuring out a big change for us! Where Nick will work after graduating in just a few more months! He has only 7 and a half weeks left of classes towards his Bachelor's degree. He has had interview after interview this month and we are waiting in anticipation to know all of our options and then make our decision. In the next few weeks we'll know if we're staying here in Utah or if we'll end up moving to Arkansas, Idaho, California, Ohio... or any other number of places. So many options that may pop up for us. It's exciting! I can't wait for the next couple of weeks to come to a close so we can have a plan set in place for what we're doing after he graduates! Meanwhile, I just get so excited about the future that I look at houses on Zillow in our main potential locations. :) It keeps me occupied.
In other news, Harvey must've got something from watching all the other babies and little ones at the Shreeve Halloween party we went to on Sunday because he is a lot more interested in practicing sitting up now. We'll see how much longer it takes the little guy to catch on. Some things about him right now. He is a 110% Mama's boy. If someone else is holding him and he sees me, he just loses it and throws himself in my direction. A skill he's getting good at is turning the pages in books when I read him. He also enjoys knocking. He makes a fist and hits everything these days. When he wakes up from a nap in a good mood, he will sit in his crib and knock on the backboard until I get him instead of cry. When I'm changing his diaper, he knocks on the wall or changing table. He knocks on the toys, his books, the side of his car seat, pretty much everything he can. I have no idea where he got it either because we didn't teach him to do that, but he sure is cute when he does it! He's also very much into trying our food. If we are eating, even if he just ate, he tries to pull the food out of our hands and shove it in his mouth before we can grab it from him. He grabbed a huge piece of cookie the other night from right out of my hands. He loves stuffed animals, music, and anything electronic. Another recent thing is his love for paper. He likes to scrunch paper and try to eat it before we catch him. He is a sneaky little guy who can be perfectly content playing by himself if he is getting into trouble, but he would rather be around people. He loves to talk with us and cuddle too. He is starting to catch on that Nick is "Dadadada" and I am "Mamamama". He will say "Dadadada" when Nick comes home and if he's sad or wants to be picked up he says "Mamamama." He loves to be held and probably would be fine in my arms all day long if I am standing. His perfect day would be me carrying him around all day long on one giant outdoor walk, letting him take bites of whatever I eat, letting him eat paper and also my phone, and skip all of his naps. We love our little guy AND I cannot believe he's going to be 8 months tomorrow! His first birthday just keeps getting closer and closer! This first year of his is going by way too fast.
