8 Months!

  Our little G is 8 months old already.  I must say, just when I think I can't love him anymore, then it happens.  He's truly the best.thing.ever. 

There's no 8 month well check-up so I'm not sure on his current stats, but when we were at the doctor last week he weighted 22 pounds 13 ounces.  I couldn't believe it.

Milestones:

• army crawling - and he's fasssssst these days
• holding onto things to stand on his own
• we have 1 tooth!  
• crawling up and over anybody holding him
• experimenting with new sounds and repeating "words" - "yayayaya" is a favorite
• goes underwater at swim lessons
• plays independently for periods of time
• loves his choo-choo train, so cute! 

Food:

Grady was recently cleared to eat everything but nuts, egg whites and honey.  He is a food lover and oh, so messy!  It's really nice to be able to sit down to dinner and give him pieces of what we are eating. This is a double-edged sword because he o.n.l.y wants food and not his bottles.  He's dropped to eating ~20-24 ounces each day. 

Sleep:

He has been sleeping SO well lately.  I don't want to jinx us.  We had one bad night of sleep this week and it was the first one in a long time.  It made me grateful for his usual 12+ hours of straight sleep. 

Schedule:

This is our typical day:

7:30 - wake up

8:00 - eat (bottle + breakfast - fruit, yogurt, Cheerios, etc.)

9:00 - morning nap

11:00 - eat (bottle + snack - puffs, shredded cheese, turkey, etc.)

2:00 - eat (bottle)

3:00 - afternoon nap

5:00 - eat (bottle...maybe + dinner - whatever we're eating)

6:30 - bath & eat

7:00 - bedtime
 
 We started swim lessons and music class again and Grady loves them both.  He literally squeals in delight when we walk into the buildings.  He's got such a personality these days, LOVE HIM!