doesn't this little guy look massive?! i swear i don't even feel like i can call him little anymore...i mean, look at those chompers! he has 4 on top...and yes, you read that correctly...FOUR! and 2 on bottom. i just can't seem to keep up with this little munchkin! he is getting bigger right before my very eyes! and this shot was taken two weeks ago! if you can believe it he looks even bigger now. you will see in his 9 month photos, since i will be posting that in two weeks from now because i am an awesome mom and also, a slacker. i need to get it together!
anyways, i cannot believe i have an eight month old. i know to all you moms who have older kids or multiples that probably sounds like he is still small, but to me, that sounds ancient. it makes me sad, and oh so excited at the same time. every stage has been such a blast with this kid. he is hilarious and such a sweetie. oh how i just wanna eat those cheeks and legs!
okay, now for his newbies this month:
- he is now eating tiny bits of food off of our plates..such as mashed potatoes, applesauce, bread, bananas, avadacos, tomatoes. we haven't found anything he doesn't like yet, which is nice. did i mention he downed an ENTIRE thing of mashed carrots with a smile? yeah this kid seriously loves food, no matter what it is. and he takes Tylenol like a champ (that used to be our biggest struggle, now i think he thinks its a treat?)
- he has tested and approved the sippy cup. it's still in the early stages, but he seems to like it. it might just be that it's red and that's his favorite color
- he is quite the chatterbox these days. he will sit and say "da da da da da da" and "ba ba ba ba ba ba ba" and if you say it back to him he will get a massive cheeser on his face then keep going. adore.
- as of today, he is now able to go from laying down to a sitting position all by himself. he has to roll on his side then pull himself up, but he is getting the hang of it, as i found him sitting up in his crib this morning, then i witnessed it myself a few times this afternoon. ah!
- he is going to be crawling any day now. am i scared? no. i am TERRIFIED! i can't have a crawling baby! i am already chasing him around and all he can do is roll! once he crawls, there will be no stoppin' him. he gets on his hands and knees and bounces up and down...doesn't rock, just bounces. it's hilarious. he also drags himself if he wants something that's right in front of him and it's close enough that he doesn't have to roll.
- he definitely knows who Brett and i are. i know that should've been obvious to me a while ago, but he always has reacted the same to everyone when he sees them, with a smile. but Brett and i, we get a smile and bouncing up and down and he makes noise. it's fabulous.
- he is looking more and more like me everyday.
- he has the sweetest personality. he just wants to love everyone. and he is such a social butterfly AND a flirt. seriously. he will go to anyone anytime.
- he knows when we are eating, and he wants in on it. everytime he sees Brett and i eating something, he immediately stops what he is doing and just stares and groans at us until we notice him, then he gets excited that we noticed his desire, then he waits patiently for us to pick him up then starts kicking once he realizes he will get a bite of our food.
- he is going to start getting baths in the BIG bathtub starting today. he literally splashes ALL the water out of his little one because he gets such pleasure out of splashing and playing in the tub. it's adorable. i can't wait for Summer when he can play in the pool. and i don't think he can either.
- he is so smiley. i have never seen a kid just sit and smile for 3 minutes straight, but he does. it is to die for. he is such a happy kid all the time. unless he is tired, you will see a smile on his little face. melts my heart.
- he has had his first experience of falling off the bed. a couple weeks ago we were getting ready to go to Brett's family's house for dinner, and Brett left him on our bed since i was still in the bedroom, but i thought Brett took him with him, so i wasn't watching him, and all of a sudden...THUD. and then hysterical crying...from both of us. i have never felt so bad in my life. luckily it wasn't a huge drop and he fell on carpet, but his wails will haunt me for a long time. i think he was just shaken up. it was horrible. there goes mom-of-the-year for me.
- he is such a boy. he LOVES blocks and cars and things that make noise. stuffed animals besides his Pooh Bear are stupid and boring.
- he looks SO much older with teeth. who knew those little white things made a baby look a ton older then they did before?
- he is obsessed with other kids. and i don't even think obsessed covers it. he loves kids and babies. he loves watching them and tries to jump out of my arms or his car seat to play, even though he can't move. i hope that goes with him when he actually needs to start socializing.
- he loves car rides. he could be screaming at the top of his lungs, but if you put him in his carseat, he knows what's coming and automatically flips that frown upside down and starts bouncing and getting excited.
- he is hilarious! seriously, i am laughing constantly throughout the entire day because of little things he does or doesn't do.
- he has my heart wrapped around his little finger. i honestly didn't know it was possible to love something so small so much. and i didn't know it was possible for my love for him to grow more with every day. it's crazy.
