8 months

This past month was a busy one for Nico. He got two teeth, perfected his sitting, learned to army crawl, and got sick for the first time.

Poor Nico caught a viral cough that required breathing treatments through a nebulizer. We thought the cough was getting better, but a week later, he was still wheezing. Back to the doctor we went and she found that the infection had spread to his ear. Nico gave no indication of an earache, so I think we caught it early. The doc prescribed antibiotics for 10 days, which knocked out both the cough and ear infection. The whole time Nico was sick, he didn't run a fever, fuss or act sick ... his lungs just sounded awful.

Nico's first tooth came in around July 22 and the second one came in about two weeks later. The first tooth caused him some pain for a few days, but luckily, the second one was much easier. He loves sticking his tongue out to feel his new teeth. We have lots of pictures now with that tongue hangin' out.

Nico finally perfected his sitting and actually taught his buddy Carter how to sit. He also figured out how to gracefully get from a sitting stance to his belly. It took a few face plants to figure it out.

Last week, Nico started crawling and now he is all over the place! During his visit, Carter showed off his moves and two days later, Nico was dragging his little legs across the floor, too. Everyday, he gets faster and faster! I don't think it will be long before he's crawling on all fours. He's really trying to get up on those knees, but just can't stay up.

On top of all of this, Nico's personality continues to amaze us and keep us laughing. He's real good at faking being upset so that he'll get attention. He also loves blowing raspberries (or as Nic calls it, "air farts").