8 Months

Evan you are 8 months old!

This past month was a big one.  You had a lot of firsts!  I am desperate for time to stand still because it seems like I blink and another month goes by.  

Eat

Your eating schedule is similar to last month with just a few minor changes.  First off, you no longer nurse after I get home from work.  You have cut out that eating time and just eat solids.  This means that the only time that you will truly nurse is very early in the mornings or the middle of the night (both of which doesn't happen too often).  I'm having a little bit of  a hard time with that, but I guess each baby has to move on eventually.  You are still not on any formula.  You have tried many new foods this month including meats!  We pretty much give you anything now.  You eat puffs sometimes and we are soon going to be giving you more finger foods.

Sleep

You are currently taking 2-3 nap per day.  Your bedtime is 7pm and you wake up around 6am every morning.  Sometimes you fight naps, but you are getting better about putting yourself to sleep.  You have this new thing though where you don't want to take your bottle before bed.  We have to get you up about 2 hours after you go to sleep and give you your bottle while you are half asleep.  Whatever works!

Sizes

You are currently wearing mostly 9 month outfits but can still fit into a lot of your 6 month clothes.  You are STILL wearing size 2 disposable diapers.  You have a teeny tooshie!

Stats

Weight: 17 pounds

Likes

• FOOD
• crawling around all over the house
• Joey
• flying in the air
• clapping 
• playing with your baby piano
• attempting to put cords in your mouth-we don't care for this interest of yours
• the Christmas tree (thankfully we have it in the study in the front of the house so we can close it off)
• toys that sing and make noise

"Check out my gymnastics moves!"

Dislikes

• having your diaper changed (most of the time)
• having us put clothes on you
• people trying to give you a bottle
• being put in your carseat

Firsts

Evan you had some big firsts this month!

• crawling!!!! you cannot be stopped!
• first words: mama, dada
• you met your Grandma Winston, Grandaddy, Grandma Flores, Grandpa Carter, Uncle Luis, and Uncle Mark this month!
• you enjoyed your first Thanksgiving.
• you clapped for the first time
• you met Santa!
• you now insist on giving yourself your own bottle
• working on drinking from a sippy cup

"Why hello Mr. Elephant.  Fancy a hug?"

"Oh well, if you insist."

I cannot wait to see what this next month holds for us.  We have big plans for your first Christmas!