Life as an Eight Month Old!

Here is a day in the life of a growing eight month old baby boy:

6:00-6:15am - wake up (or at least be allowed to get out of my crib!)
6:30am - nurse
7:00am - breakfast, which consists of 3T cereal & 2oz of fruit
8:00-8:15am -begin nap (I have to stay in my crib for at least an hour...I'm learning that I might as well sleep!!)
10:30am - nurse
11:00am - lunch, which consists of 2-4oz of veggies & 2oz fruit (this is a new meal for me and I LOVE it!!)
12:00-12:30pm -begin nap #2 (time depends upon wake time from first nap..once again I have to stay in my crib for a full hour minimum)
2:15pm - nurse
3:30-4:00pm - begin nap #3 (this nap is the only one I don't have to stay down for an hour, I usually only sleep 45 minutes)
5:00pm - nurse
5:30pm - dinner (I now eat a lot...3T of cereal, 2oz veggies, 1oz meat & 2oz fruit followed by an ounce or two of breast milk in a sippy cup!!)
6:30pm - bath
7:00pm - In bed sleeping!!

You might ask what I like to do during my wake time, well...I like to read a lot! My two favorite books right now are Baby Einstein's Mirror Me & Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth. I can read those books over and over, smiling with every page turn! I also spend lots of time crawling. I like to chase after Sam (the cat), follow mommy into the kitchen and get into new things...like cords, diaper bags, or anything else left in my reach! Mommy does flashcards with me everyday, I'm learning numbers, the alphabet, colors, animals and shapes. I always pay close attention while she's teaching me. I may not understand everything yet, but I'm learning! I like to spend time in my exersaucer & at my activity table. I love to sing songs. Mommy picks one song each week that we sing everyday. Last week was Jesus Loves The Little Children and this week is Zacchaeus. We also sing Jesus Loves Me before every nap, as it helps me know it's time for my nap and to settle down.

I'm currently wearing a few 9month outfits, but mainly wearing my 12month clothing. I weighed in at 19lbs when I went to the doctor on June 3rd. I currently have my two bottom teeth and am really working on cutting my top four teeth. I've ran light fevers & have had a few times of extra irritability due to this, but all in all I'm handling it all right. It's no fun to cut four teeth at once though!!

I've started to give kisses. The first kiss I ever gave was to Becca Huffstutler on May 12th. Since then I've given many to Mommy & Daddy. I'm also becoming a talker. I get shy when we're out and about, but at home I talk a lot!! :) All and All, life as an eight month old is a lot of fun!! :)