8 months old

Weight:  21 lbs...ish... 

Size he is wearing:  6-9 months but they are starting to get kinda tight.

Development:  He can hold himself up while holding onto something with no problems.  He is crawling but it doesn't look like crawling.  In other words he is moving from point A to point B using any means necessary.  Still no teeth yet...we are waiting...    

Funny things he does:  Blowing raspberries, laughing, saying dada and mama over and over and OVER again...right now he is favoring dada.     

Daily activities:  Being the cutest baby EVER.  Such a hard job.

Sleeping:  Same schedule.  Naps are always iffy on how long he sleeps.  Depends on his mood I guess.  Stinker. 

Eating:  Starting to introduce meats.  Ground turkey didn't turn out so well so I have got to figure out how to make meats not so disgusting.  Also he is now eating breakfast.  Usually some kind of oatmeal/yogurt/fruit concoction for breakfast, fruit or veggie for lunch, veggie (with hopefully meat soon if I can figure out how to puree it better) for dinner.  He also gets his bottle with each meal, plus two small snacks for naps, and a bedtime bottle.  I want to start testing out sippy cups with him so any recommendations on the best sippy cup?  

Things he loves:  Sesame Street, eating, being active all.  the.  time.       

Things he hates:  Being still and if you growl at him...Dan thinks this is hilarious which it is not...ok...actually it is pretty funny because he makes the worst face but it isn't funny when he starts to cry.

How Mom and Dad are doing:  Tired and busy.  End of story.  =)

 

His first football season!

Weight: 20 lbs.  BIG BOY!

Length:  Seriously if I could get him to stay still long enough I might be able to tell you.

Size he is wearing:  6-9 months.

Development:  He is starting to crawl using his forehead and feet.  Whatever works I guess.  Lots of the "dada" sounds and occasionally a "mama" sound thrown in.  

Funny things he does:  Squealing.  Lots of squealing.  He also loves to stare at himself in Daniel's sunglasses.  He is also sucking on his toes.  I know it sounds gross but it is pretty funny to watch.  

Daily activities:  Eating, napping, playing, watching Sesame Street, bouncing in his jumparoo, etc.  Being a baby is so rough.

Sleeping:  Goes down at 7 p.m. and is up at 7 a.m.  Even if he goes to bed later he is STILL up at 7 a.m.  Naps around 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Eating:  He will eat anything as long as it is not peas.  He hates peas.  Some favorites are carrots, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, pears, peaches, apples, and bananas.

Things he loves:  Activity.  LOTS of activity.  He loves being busy and having new things to do.    

Things he hates:  Peas. 

How Mom and Dad are doing:  Pretty dang fabulous.  We just got back from Florida and I must say it was better than I imagined.  I wouldn't call it a vacation when you have a baby BUT it was a lot of fun.  Alex did great overall.  He got tired being in his car seat for long amounts of time so we took lots of stops and watched lots of Elmo and Finding Nemo to help with the drive.  He loves water so the beach and pool were great for him.