Somewhere Over the Rainbow: 8 months and going strong!

You are 8 months old sweet, silly boy!

Time sure is flying by! You turned 8 months at the beginning of last week. I needed to make sure I hurried up and got this post done ASAP because you are changing so much each week. Last week, you had just figured out how to REALLY crawl. You officially started crawling right before 8 months on July 20 (crazy momma, right?) You had been working up to it for so long, and finally you got it. You would kick your little legs and army crawl with your arms; then WHAM!, you put it all together and you haven't looked back since. You also got your first tooth on the bottom left. It finally popped through July 15. It seemed like it may have been bothering you the few weeks leading up to it coming through, but once it was finally at the surface you seemed fine. You are so funny licking it and feeling it all the time. We had a little mishap last week while nursing. You took a bite out of mommy! YOWZA! You didn't mean to; but Lordy me, that hurt. So now we have just been being extra careful to make sure when you are done...you are done! No monkey business!

This week, you have taken the crawling to an entire new level! Last week, you would crawl to a toy or whatever nearby that you wanted. We would prompt you with something, and you would come! No promting is needed any longer! It is on! You are ALL OVER THE PLACE! Baby proofing has begun! I walk away and you are right behind me! Pulling the cable plug (had to cover that), in the DVD case (had to latch that), in the dog water bowls (can't leave that out)! It is crazy how fast you have become FAST! Busy boy! You are on the move!

Last week, you were sleeping in pretty late. Most days until 8 and one day it was 9:15 before I heard you. You were napping really well too. I think the new crawling was making you sleepy. You are back to getting up around 7-7:30 this week, but still a great sleeper. You will fuss in your crib or play for a while with your teddy before you are ready to get up. You are still napping twice a day and going to bed between 6:30 and 7.

Mommy is battling her decision to stop nursing vs continuing. I really want to keep nursing/pumping until you are at least 11months (because formula is so expensive); but we will see. You are needing more and more formula every day. You are such a fatty. You nurse in the AM, 11 or 12, 3 or 4 and nighttime. You also require an extra 4-6 ounces in between. Mommy has to pump twice a night as well to keep making enough. It is getting kind of hard to keep up so we will see.

You LOVE, LOVE to eat!!! LOVE IT!!! You will pretty much eat everything. Kale, quinoa, squash, brocoli, spinach, beans, avacado, you love greek yougurt, all fruits, oatmeal...anything I am eating you want! I am amazed at how much you can scarf down sometimes. There are some foods you seem to like more than others, but you have never turned anything down. Mommy doesn't give you any juice. You drink coconut water as your juice. You will drink milk through a sippy cup. We try to give all your bottles that way except your nightime one. Your sitter always gives you the cup.

You are a little momma's boy these days. You will fuss sometimes when daddy has you and mommy is around (esp when you are sleepy). You do better once you and daddy are around eachother for a while. You just laugh and smile at silly daddy all the time. I know you two are going to have a great bond!

You are still a grunting machine! It is so funny! You love to mimc us. We will do it, and you will grunt full force right back with the biggest grin. You also love to say "bababababbaba".

You seem to love music, and we are still loving Baby Einstein. It is the only way you will stay entertained for longer than 10 minutes. You love to play with that on and me sitting next to you. Makes for a long day sometimes! Ha!

You can be pretty demanding sometimes, but as long as someone is loving on you and feeding you, you are happy! We love you so much! You are the sweetest, bested baby boy in the WORLD!