Eight Months Old

My sweet, sweet boy, you are 8 months old! You seem to grow, develop, and change overnight. I love watching these changes and assisting you along the way. Here's what you've done in the past month.

Enjoying our fall mums

- You have pooped twice in the potty (because I set you there during bath time).

- You started saying "da da" on Monday (September 24th)! And I'm not even jealous because you sound so cute when you say it! I am one proud Mama!

- You are about 27 inches tall and about 15 lbs.


- You are sitting on your own quite well. I still don't stray too far because I don't want you to fall over and hit your head, but your back is getting stronger and you can go for longer periods.

- You are wearing just a few 3-6 month clothes, but mostly 6 month and 6-9 months. You are still wearing size 2 diapers.

- You love playing in your pack-n-play out on the porch. You can see the leaves blowing in the wind and watch Dora chase after the birds, squirrels, bugs, etc.

- You think it's fun to watch your cousin Aubry do cartwheels.

- You are starting to eat more table foods. You have now added chicken noodle soup, turkey, well, you've actually tried so many bites of things now, I think I can just say you pretty much don't turn anything down. You love eating what Mommy and Daddy are eating and I think baby food will be out of the picture in the next month or two.

Learning to eat Cheerios! 

- Your favorite color is orange. You love the Halloween card on our wall that has orange pumpkins on it and you like to touch it every time we walk by. You like to stare at the orange pages in your books. I just had a thought... is this why you like to eat carrots so well?

- You squeal whenever you spot Dora. We call it your "kitty" noise.

- You are very good about rolling to get wherever you need to go.

- You have started sitting in the big end of the tub. You can sit up for longer and longer periods of time. You hold yourself in place by firmly planting your feet against the sides of the tub.

- On Tuesday (9/25) you sat in a high chair for the first time at a restaurant. You loved the freedom it gave you. You looked at the fountain and the lights and sat up on your own the entire time! A little girl even came over to talk to you for a little while and you enjoyed that, of course!

- Your legs are strong! You like to stand up with our help. Daddy thinks it's fun to position you in the corner of your crib, pack-n-play, wherever, and have you stand on your own.

- You are ticklish! You laugh and laugh when I blow raspberries on your sides and your thighs, and sometimes I can tickle you under your chin too.



- You are starting to fall asleep a little more often in your car seat. This is exciting because it has rarely happened in the past. We moved you to the side, instead of the middle, and you seem to really like looking out the window at the passing vehicles, watching the raindrops dance across the window, and seeing everything that's going on.

- When we go to church you hear the other kids talking and look around for them. You give them smiles and seem to really like children.

- When we "play" the piano together you do such a good job. Many times while I'm playing you'll stop and listen to me. Once I'm finished, you start playing again.



Daddy and I are proud of you and have such a fun time learning about you each day. You have added such joy to our lives! What will you learn in the next 30 days?

To life... full of the color orange!