8 Months

Mohs @ 8 months with donuts (and cookie :)

Panzer @ 8 months with donuts (and lots of drool)

34 Weeks

Mohs is moving at an alarming rate.  and i am almost sure he's surpassed his brother in dexterity and determination.  while P is (still) happy to sit in his little plastic baby bathtub and pour water from one cup to another, if you leave Mohs alone in the bath for 5 seconds, he will try to escape the baby tub for the drain, daddy's shampoo in the corner, the bathroom rug, etc.

i am still sure that you will see Mohs on ripley's in the not-too-distant future as one of those people who can write with both hands and both feet. here he is picking a toy up with his feet, and transfer it to his hands, in lieu of sitting up and grabbing it with his hands.

Mohs loves to blow raspberries and shovel things into his mouth.  here he is eating an orange.  i'm not sure if it's the taste or the texture but you can see all of his best funny lip faces when he eats an orange.

33 Weeks

happy first Christmas from Mohs!  this week, Mohs made an epic journey via plane, train and automobile, traveling from one adoring relative to the next, spreading his unblinking hypnotic are-they-blue-or-are-they-brown stare and death grip (and sometimes pouty face) across 2500 miles.

he, of course, got a haul from Santa, his grannies and his aunties.

Mohs' haul is now mostly in the control of Panzer.  Mohs is pretty tolerant of sharing though, and just keeps his eye on the prize.  as soon as P drops it, Mohs pounces.  (a trick perhaps learned from P himself.)

32 Weeks

this week, Mohs met the big man himself -- Santa.

 he fearlessly collected his bell, gnawed on a stale cookie, and went about his business.

he knows he was a good, sweet baby this year.  he loves santa.

31 Weeks

Mohs is on the move, and shameless about it.  he'll crawl right off the sofa if you turn your back.  and spends a LOT of time, undeterred, trying to pull himself up and out of things -- carseat, high chair, shopping cart, etc.  gotta keep an eye on that guy.

this week, he enjoyed flipping through the paper (before eating it).

and donned his flannel and tool belt to get a little work done.

gonna give P a run for his money in the cutest-baby-ever contest...

7 Months

naked Mohs @ 7 months

naked Panzer @ 7 months

30 Weeks

i've asked Mohs before if he's going to be famous for being able to write in multiple languages with both hands and both feet.  as he gets older, i continue to believe this is a valid question.  he's so strong and coordinated!  when i try to change his diaper, he'll pinch onto my arm with both feet and i can barely break free.  this is what happens when you birth a child whose older brother is named Panzer ... he turns into a 7 month old lumberjack :)

he's a joy even with his toughness ... and there are foolproof ways to make him smile.  put daddy in his face.  squeak his monkey toy.  sing yo-gabba-gabba's jumpy jump jump jump jump jump.  or have panzer make contact...