8 months

Oh, this baby boy! He is 8 months old and such a little turkey! He is a mover. He started crawling a little after 7 months. He is only army crawling right now, but he is getting very fast and can get just about anywhere he wants to go. He, of course, wants to go all the places he shouldn't--near the plugs, doors, under chairs, to the dishwasher and playing with the vent covers. 

He has moved to just two naps now and is still sleeping through the night like a champ. This is what his typical schedule looks like at 8 months. 

7:30/8:00 AM Wake up and nurse

Eats breakfast and plays

10:00/10:30 AM Nap

12:00 PM Wake up and nurse

East lunch and plays

2:30/3:00 PM Nap

4:30/5:00 PM Wake up and nurse

Eats dinner and plays

7:30 bath time

8:00 nurse and go to sleep

This boy has been sleeping on his tummy for months. I always put him down on his back, but he immediately turns over and loves to sleep on his tummy or his side. When I go to check on him before I go to bed he is often sleeping on his side and he looks so sweet! He naps very well and sleeps the best in his crib. He is definitely not a baby who naps on the go. He rarely falls asleep in his car seat and if he does it will only be for like 20 minutes. 

He has NO TEETH!!! I can't believe it! He is a good eater and really enjoys solid foods, but he is mainly eating homemade baby foods or really soft table foods. He eats: sweet potatoes, butternut squash, peas/carrots, bananas, applesauce, prunes, green beans, baby rice cereal, avocado, cheerios, mum mums and some crackers. We try to give him small bites of whatever we are eating and he enjoys eating any bread/carb/cracker that we eat. Our doctor has told us that we can feed him anything and that we don't need to avoid the normal allergens like strawberries/peanut butter/etc. He has had peanut butter a few times and really liked it! We cut up some pizza in teeny tiny bites last week and he was loving it! I would really like him to get some teeth so that he can start eating more foods. 

He loves to play with his baby toys. He especially loves to play with any type of ball. If you sit him up and put a ball in front of him he will bat at it with his hand and kind of play pass. He also loves his jack-in-the-box and loves to play with his Daddy and brother. James loves to be outside. I will put a blanket on the front lawn and Lukey plays in the driveway and I can do yard work and James will happily play for an hour! 

He is wearing 6-12 month or 9 month size clothes. I haven't weighed him in a bit, but I would guess he is around 19/20 pounds. He has wonderful squishing legs, arms and a squishy little tummy. I am excited for summer when I get to see his fat little legs more often. He is babbling more and using some consonant sounds like mama and baba. He has also learned that he can scream and yell so that is pleasant when he likes to do that in his high chair!

He is just such a happy little man and makes us all SOOO happy. He has a brother who adores him and he is growing up so fast.