Exciting Day

Yesterday Karen & Dax met Grandma's cousin, Kathy, for lunch. Being from Philly and dodging snow & ice storm to get here, Kathy really appreciated the 90+ degree weather. We enjoyed lunch at Hula Hut looking out over Lake Austin, then we went to Mt Bonnell to see the view of Austin. Here's a pic of Kathy and Dax at the top.


The other excitement for the day is that Dax has produced his first sign. I've been showing him sign language for about a month, and he understands when I make them, but it takes 4-6 weeks before babies can recreate them. Well, I was trying to feed Dax cereal and he started making the sign for milk (squeezing his hand open and closed, like milking a cow - nice, huh?). So, I gave him some more milk and he was so pleased. It's amazing to think that Dax has those cognitive abilities to realize, "hey, I want something specific, and if I do this hand gesture, I can get it".

8 months old and mobile!

Dax turned 8 months old today. To get ready for the big day, yesterday Dax learned to crawl. He goes straight for the electrical cords and dvd player. Oh, and the dogs.

Teeth!

Today Dax got not 1, but 2 (!) teeth on bottom. He woke up at 4am crying, but other than that, no real trouble. He didn't have them at lunch, but when bath-time came around, there they were. Sorry, getting a picture was impossible - he keeps sticking his tounge out whenever we pull his lip down. We'll post a pic as soon as we can. Also, keep an eye out, Dax is very close to crawling.