Today you are eight months old. Right now it's 8:35 pm on a windy April night. I think back to eight months ago at this time. You were only 15 minutes old. Now here you lie next to me so grown up in my eyes already.
You have changed a lot during your seventh month of life. You are eating like a champ. You love your oatmeal cereal with fruit every morning and night. You've learned to smack your lips in delight. You eat dinner with us every night. We feed you bits and peices and you make "mmmm" noises. I think you love your daddy's cooking! You are not fond of juice yet. Mommy will keep trying though.
You are still going to sleep between 6-7. Usually close to 6:30ish. You still wake up in the night at least once, but we have nights where you will wake two or three times. You give us long stretches of sleep most nights at least. Yes, you have been sleeping in bed with us. You are so not fond of your crib. I even have it in our room. What am I going to do? Yikes! You are not a napper! You are doing two naps a day. They average about 20 minutes. I tell you to sleep, but you are not listening to me! Oh Jaxon!
You are not crawling or really showing any interest in doing so. You are a roller though. You sure do get around for just rolling. I have to keep my eye on you. I've been baby proofing the house as needed. The one thing you want is the cats. You can't catch them yet though. You squeel in delight when they come around. It's adorable! You stand with help now and you love it! It's a fun, new game to you.
You love to go out and about and you are such a good baby when we do! You get so many compliments on your cuteness and your hair. I feel so proud to be your mommy. Grandpa & Grandma Heinick just bought you a deluxe, wonderful new stroller! Yay! We will be taking many walks now .. Woo Hoo! :-) And, it's time to go shopping for your next step up in the car seat world. No more baby seat for you. You are a big boy now!
You are still saying "MaMa" and "Mom" and "BaBa". Daddy sure wishes you would say "DaDa" instead of "Bob." He He! You do talk a lot and I sure wonder what you are thinking about.
We love you so much. Just when I think I couldn't possibly love you more, I do. You melt my heart everyday. I am so lucky and am truly blessed. I wonder what I ever did without you? You complete our lives. Watching you grow is an amazing experience. I thank God for you everyday.
I love you more than you'll ever know.
Love, Mommy
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| 8 Months Old |
