Xander 8 months old

We cut Xander's hair again.  Almost buzzed it, really.  He is a happy little guy, who LOVES to give kisses.  He opens his mouth wide and slobbers all over your cheek, then comes away with a HUGE grin on his face.  I love that he gives them to me all the time, even when I ask for them.

Xander army crawls everywhere.  He cried and cried on his tummy, did not want to learn how to crawl.  Now that he is fairly mobile, he pulls himself to a standing position.  He refuses to crawl (not that I force him to, obviously).  He just wants to walk.  He is beside himself with joy if I hold his hands and we run around the house, especially if running means chasing Isabela.  Those two are quite a pair.  Isabela frequently tells me, "Xander my favorite."   Whenever she says his name, she says, "My Xander friend..."  I smile every time.

I have noticed lately that Xander tips to the side a lot when he is sitting.  He seems really happy doing so.  Saturday we stopped by Walmart and they had a Santa (not a particularly convincing one at all!) there to take pictures (they give you a cheesy 5x7 for free).  So of course, we did it.  Isabela greeted Santa, talked to him, said he was nice, then cried when we asked her to sit on his lap.  She adamantly refused and I didn't force her.  She said "Santa scary."  Xander took a picture, all smiles, flopping over to the side like he does.  Just to have his 'leaning' documented makes me happy.  When Xander was done, Isabela thanked Santa.  She was so happy and outgoing, I asked if she wanted a turn so she could have a picture, too.  She cried again.  But she told Xander he did a good job.  What a good little example he is, without even know it :D