8 Month Update

8 Months Old

-- You got your first cold the day after turning 8 months old. You had such a hard time trying to breath through your stuffed up nose and suck your thumb at the same time – you were miserable. I hate being sick but seeing you stuffed up and miserable was worse then any cold I’ve ever had in my life!

-- You’ve learned how to put your blocks in the bucket! Daddy has been trying to teach you this for weeks but you didn’t seem to care until now. He was pretty excited.

-- You’re really into playing peek-a-boo these days. You’ll use a blanket, Daddy’s hat or your own hands to hide. One night Daddy was covering his face with his hands playing peek-a-boo with you and you would put your face right up against his hands so when he moved them and said “Peek-A-Boo!” you were nose-to-nose. Pretty much melts his heart… and mine too.

-- You’ve started reaching for us when you want to be picked up and I kinda love it.

-- When you first wake up in the mornings you take your time before making any noises to let us know you are awake. It takes me a while to fully wake up and get out of bed too so you must get this from me. We can always tell when you wake up because you kick your feet against the crib, tapping the zipper of your sleep sack. It makes us laugh every morning. Is there any better way to start the day?!

-- You are saying “momma” and “mom” clearly as well as ba, th, and ta sounds

-- You love to go to the neighborhood splash pad and play in the water. Cold water and getting sprayed in the face don’t seem to bother you at all. I can’t wait to go there next summer once you are walking!

-- Two more teeth have popped up! So far teething doesn’t seem to be bothering you too much but I sort of miss your goofy little one-tooth grin.

-- You have discovered what an asset your feet can be and when you are laying down on your changing table or in the bath, you grab for toys with your feet like a little monkey. You’ve even figured out how to unplug the bathtub drain with just your feet… smartypants!

-- Gram-Gram taught you how to make motorboat noises with your mouth and now you do it everywhere we go. It gets you lots of attention and laughs, which you seem to love!

-- You have discovered a new view standing up on your feet and try so hard to pull yourself up on things but you’re so short you have a hard time reaching for something to pull up on. It’s only a matter of time before you start cruising!

-- You’re just starting to crawl, however, it is quite non-traditional and humorous to watch. I’m not sure how to describe it – something like a cross between an inchworm and a wounded soldier, with an added leg kick every now and then. Well, here, see for yourself…

-- You have learned how to turn the pages when we read books but you still don’t seem interested in sitting still long enough to actually get through them. I look forward to when reading becomes part of your bedtime routine.

-- And if having your first cold wasn’t bad enough, this month you also got really sick with some nasty virus. We took a road trip to visit family in Colorado Springs and the InstaCare dr. there thought it was rotavirus but you had already been vaccinated for that. Whatever the bug was, it was a nasty one. High fever, diarrhea that made you scream, constant projectile puking (all over great-grandma’s freshly cleaned carpets)… you were so lethargic and couldn’t keep any food or fluids down. We made it almost all the way home before you couldn’t take it any longer and threw up all over the back seat of the car! The whole thing was just awful. You actually lost a lot of weight and your adorable chubby cheeks and popeye arms are not nearly as squishy anymore.

-- You love music and whenever you hear a song come on you have this funny head bop that you do. Sometimes you’ll even throw in some twisting at the waist if you really like the song a lot.

-- You’ve added pursed lips to your adorable scrunchy smile. Look at those amazing lips!

New Foods this Month: uh, I don’t remember! I think we started dairy this month (cheese, cottage cheese and yogurt), as well as beans, chicken and applesauce. I wasn’t really keeping track anymore.

Favorite Toys: Jumparoo, Laugh ‘n Learn Puppy, Drum (I have no idea why Amazon has this priced so high. Maybe because it's an older model... I found ours at a Thrift Store for $1.50!), O-Ball Rattle, mini soccer ball