So I'm majorly behind on your 8th month but I still wanted to document it! I miss spending time at the computer where I'm not working on school work. I would really like to blog more because I love looking back on our life.
What our life is like:
We celebrated your first Christmas and your Baptism. This past month has flown by but we've been intentional in spending quality time together as a family. We have had so much fun!
Your schedule was CRAZY over the holidays because we were go go go! You have a few nights were you were up until 10pm. You had a few sleepovers at Gigi's house too and she loved to cuddle with you until you fell asleep on her. Today is our "back to reality" day so back on a schedule you go!
You have been waking up at 7:30 and you'll nurse a bit and then follow up with a bottle of pumped milk. You have breakfast, usually a pouch (sorry bud not making baby food anymore) with some cheerios and some eggs. You've gotten really great at this solid foods thing. You hold your own pouches and are content to feed yourself while everyone eats. Around 9:30 or 10 you're ready for a nap. Normally it's just an hour and a half but a few times we've had to wake you at 12:30!
Around 11 you have your first formula bottle of the day. We're usually out and about by this time and you're a trooper to eat on the go! At 12:30 you eat another pouch and some bits and pieces of whatever we're having for lunch. Today you had a little pirate's booty and LOVED it. You are an eating machine.
At 1, the twins go down and we have some playtime together. We try to nurse at 2 but you're really not interested so you get a bottle of frozen milk. At 2 you take a nap. You were napping in the dining room but we just moved your pack in play to the office in the basement and you have LOVED the quiet! You've been sleeping until 5 and seem so much happier!
At 5 you have another formula bottle and we all eat dinner together at 6. You quickly put down another pouch and then have whatever we're having. We do baths and bed and you're normally down at 7:30 and sleeping through the night like a champ. We had a few issues earlier in the month with you waking every three hours but then your bottom teeth popped through and we figured out why you were so fussy!
You're pretty much in the same place with milestones as you were last month. You are so into cruising around and will make it all around the room. You still don't like to sit up. You will play while sitting on your knees though. You are always up and down and your knees seem to be a good mid-point for resting and playing. You love pushing toys and cars around. You want to be around Holden all the time and he is great at sharing his cars/trucks/trains/monster trucks with you.
With the exception of the few days we didn't realize you were teething, you are the HAPPIEST and smiliest little guy. Seriously you are an amazing baby. I think you only cry when you want out of your crib and when you fall. You've gotten some chunky little thighs and we love to tickle them. You have a great chuckle! You said your first words this month! Of course it was Da Da but your dad's pretty great so we were happy :) You like to smack our hands to clap vs. clapping your own hands together. You are really into touching faces and mouths especially. You are always getting good at giving wide open mouthed kisses. Good thing we like sharing germs in this house!
You're pretty much in the same place with milestones as you were last month. You are so into cruising around and will make it all around the room. You still don't like to sit up. You will play while sitting on your knees though. You are always up and down and your knees seem to be a good mid-point for resting and playing. You love pushing toys and cars around. You want to be around Holden all the time and he is great at sharing his cars/trucks/trains/monster trucks with you.
With the exception of the few days we didn't realize you were teething, you are the HAPPIEST and smiliest little guy. Seriously you are an amazing baby. I think you only cry when you want out of your crib and when you fall. You've gotten some chunky little thighs and we love to tickle them. You have a great chuckle! You said your first words this month! Of course it was Da Da but your dad's pretty great so we were happy :) You like to smack our hands to clap vs. clapping your own hands together. You are really into touching faces and mouths especially. You are always getting good at giving wide open mouthed kisses. Good thing we like sharing germs in this house!
You and Holdie are still best buds. He likes to make you laugh and "talk". He talks baby talk to you and you always respond. The two of you are always playing near each other and you're very content to climb all over him. Sassy tolerates you as long as you don't touch her ;) She is always happy to bring you your bottle, clean up when you're done or put your paci in when you are crying. She is also quick to tell you no when you're doing something you shouldn't. You've got another mama in the making!
Shepherd:
Nicknames: Pherd (as in she-pherd... everyone makes fun of me when I call you that!), Pherder, Shep, Sheppie,
Weight: You had a dr. visit because of a cold you were around 17lbs (Daddy took you so I don't know the exacts)
Height: ?
Hair: dark blonde. It's grown in a little! Probably the most even of all your siblings
Eyes: very dark blue
Clothes: all 6 months and you've grown out of a lot of those! Mostly 9-12 months now
Diapers: We are in bum genius 4.0 all the time. You are on the tiniest rise in the BGs and we leave three columns of snaps showing. We switched to pampers at night because you were soaking through everything. You just moved up to a size 3 in pampers
Eating: 6oz bottles 3x a day and nursing twice
Likes: Smiling (you are such a happy baby!), crawling, standing up, climbing in the book baskets, cruising around the coffee table, getting into everything, pulling mommy's hair, sophie toy, climbing on the fireplace, exersaucer, sleeping on your belly with your tush in the air, playing with your brother, following his siblings around the house (we leave you in a room and you power crawl after us, pulling the dog's fur,
Dislikes: nothing really!
Development: You're way ahead with your gross motor.You can crawl with the best of them, sit pretty well (we have to put you in sitting position), can go from sitting to crawling, you are pulling up and cruising all over the place, you can reach down to pick up toys.
Words: Da Da!
Teeth: two on the bottom and one on the top! Your other top tooth is making its way in
Extra:
Shep,
I just love being your mama. I am so thankful for all the time we get to spend together and so thankful for your fun and laughter. I'd love to write more but you just woke up from your nap!
