8 Months

As usual, things have been busy in the Mixon house! Our babies are changing soo much everyday.  Since our babies are developing different skills than one another I'm going to split the post in half by kiddo.

LUKAS

Lukas has become our vocal baby.  He jabbers, talks and yells...LOUDLY and OFTEN.  He is soo much fun right now; however, he has developed a bit of "stranger danger".  He usually wants to be in either mine or Cody's arms; however, he wants everyone to give him attention.  If he feels that you aren't giving him the right amount of attention, he will vocalize very loudly to gain that attention.

Lukas is all boy. He is so rough with all his toys. He bangs everything around is very rowdy when it comes to playing with things.  He loves to shove everything on his tray into his mouth...if you give him cheerios or puffs he will put them ALL in his mouth. He has also started growling.  Yes, I said growling.  I'm not sure where he got it from, but he loves it nonetheless.  It is too stinkin adorable not to share..so see below!

Listen closely at first to hear him growling lowly at the table....then he growls at me =) (NOTE: You can turn off the music to my page by scrolling down to the bottom and hitting the pause button...I recommend watching the video in Full Screen - you can to this by clicking the button on the bottom right)



Lukas is almost crawling.  He is on all fours rocking back and forth.  He gets frustrated just like his sister did...it won't be long!

Lukas's Milestones
Sits Alone Unassisted
Transfers Objects from one hand to the other
Gestures when he wants something (the more sign is now used for ANYTHING he wants)
Bangs objects together (in fact..everything becomes a bat)
Feeds himself small pieces of steamed fruits and veggies

Maddox

Maddox is pretty quiet and very laid back.  She has yet to meet a stranger and as long as you are walking her around or showing her new things she's completely happy.  Maddox is always busy...she is constantly playing or figuring out how things work.  She likes to put things in her hand and turn them a different angles with a flip of her wrist.  Cody and I say that she is going to be a composer.

Maddox is all girl.  She is very interested in the intricate details in things.  She likes buttons, necklaces, or anything shiny for that matter.  She's into the bling! 

Maddox's Milestones
Sits alone unassisted
Crawls
Pulls to standing
Furniture "cruises"
Feeds herself steamed fruits or veggies
Transfers object from one hand to the other
Uses the Pincher grip (thumb and pointer finger) to pick up objects.

Pulling up in her crib...ready to get up from her nap

Sitting Next to Daddy


All the toys in the room and she wants to play with a hanger...

Lukas and Ellie (Ellie is almost 1 and Lukas is pretty close to the same size as her....)

Lukas wants to eat.....EVERYTHING

They are both growing so rapidly and changing so much.  They have such different personalities, but that is what makes them soo much fun!  I can't wait to see how things change as they grow up.