What a great way to start our month photos, right?! This was his, "I can't believe you just took my toy away and sat me down" face. Life is rough.
But really, this little boy has been quite an angel lately. He has really started playing with toys, crawling all over every inch of the house, exploring new things, pulling up on everrrrrything and essentially growing up way too fast.
About a week ago, he discovered how to go from crawling to sitting up, so other than actually using his knees to crawl, he can officially get anywhere he needs to go, stop and explore, and then he's off again. I seriously feel like he's never going to crawl properly, because he's so skilled at army crawling. He can get up on all fours, but the second he sees something he wants, he's off on his belly like a little fish.
He is a babbling fool...he can say: mama, dada, gaga, baba, lala and nana. He is also a lover of making bubbles and when you use your hand to make funny noises with his mouth.
He has 3 teeth as of November 11th, and the 4th will be here any day. Can I just mention how excited I am to be nursing a wild 8 month old with four teeth (please note the sarcasm).
We won't get his height or weight until his 9 month check-up next month, but he is definitely getting fatter growing like a weed. He is in 9-12 month clothes and 12 month sleepers. He is still in size 3 diapers and finally has enough red hair for me to style just like his big bro's!
Not much has changed on the eating & sleeping schedule, except thanks to Daylight Savings Time ending, he gets up an hour or two earlier than he used to. He wakes up anywhere from 6-7:30, nurses, breakfast around 9, morning naptime 9:30-11, nurse, lunch around 12:30-1, nurse, naptime 2-4, nurse again (Fatty McFat, right?), dinner at 6, bath at 7, bedtime at 7:30. He sometimes wakes up around 4am and I'll nurse him.
I'm not going to lie, I feel super proud of going 8 months with only breastmilk. I had to supplement with Christian and then stop nursing at 5 months old, so he was never exclusively breastfed. But I'm so much more comfortable with nursing this time around and not to mention, he's been an excellent nurser. Not that there is anything wrong with formula...Christian was on it for 7 months and he turned out pretty good...but I set a goal of 1 year no formula, and I don't see any reason why I can't meet that goal! Although he did go on a nursing strike a few weeks ago because we finally found a bottle he liked...and he ended up liking it too much (oops!), but we powered through the screaming fits and tantrums and now we're all good! I was so close to giving up, but Dustin and my other mom friends were amazing support and gave me plenty of encouragement. So thanks guys! ;)
He is also eating 1 pouch and 4 containers of baby food a day, plus any table food I throw his way. He's had bananas, pancakes in coconut oil, avocados (NOT a fan), sweet potatoes and blueberries.
Some of his favorite things are still the same...he loves teethers and his little stuffed animal, Ellie. In fact, he won't sleep without it...I had it in the laundry and thought he wouldn't really care...nope! He cried and cried and refused to nap until I realized it's because he wanted to cover his face with that darn Ellie.
He still has a huge temper...don't believe me?? Just try taking away something he has in his hands or not feeding him fast enough...you'll believe me then! He is also turning into a mega mommy's boy. He doesn't like for anyone else to hold him if I am in sight. But that means he has also started cuddling with me...hallelujah!
He is obsessed with being sung to...if he's ever upset, I'll break out a tune and he instantly calms down. Christian was never like that, so it's really awesome to see him start to develop a unique personality. Mommyhood with a 3-year-old and super mobile baby that has to be watched every second of the day definitely isn't an easy task, but I'm loving every minute. The fact that he's only 4 months away from his 1st birthday literally blows my mind. If you think it goes fast with the first baby, multiply it by 100 for the second.
We love you baby G! What a blessing you have been to our family!
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