8 Months!

Another month has passed and we are another month closer to Reed turning 1. It makes me excited and sad at the same time to think that he will be walking and talking to us soon. I can't wait to hear all the hilarious things that he is sure to say, but I will miss his continuous babbling that he does now. He is such a sweet and loving little boy. We are loving every minute that we spend with him!

Stats:
Weight: 21 lbs.
Height: 29.5 in.

At 8 Months:

• Reed is an expert crawler. He can get anywhere that he needs to get very quickly with his crab crawl. The books say that as long as the baby has the drive to move to another place, it doesn't matter how they do it.


• He continues to pull up on anything and everything. He still makes me nervous but he really is good at getting himself up and then sitting back down.


• He has officially said his first word and it was "dada". I wasn't too shocked. He doesn't yet know that Chris is Dada but I am sure that he will soon enough. I also read in a book at the sounds that make up "dada" are the easiest for baby so it's no wonder that most babies say it first. Not to take anything away from Chris though, lol! Reed loves his Daddy bunches!


• Reed can stand himself up like any toddler would without using anything to pull himself up. He puts his hands on the ground, gets his feet planted under him and then he straightens up. Shocking! I can't believe he is doing this!


• He loves giving kisses. They are usually very wet but we love them just the same. I sometimes get a little grossed out, haha, but I am learning to hold in my 'ewws' so that he doesn't think I don't love them. Because I do! We love them so much!


• We are making progress on feeding him more solid foods. Our pediatrician wanted our goal to be table foods by 9 months and we are slowly but surely getting there. He has gotten so much better at eating his solid snacks and baby food that has more solid vegetables in it. He was gagging everytime something solid got near his throat, but he is learning to chew them up.


• He still has 8 teeth, although he has started chewing on his fingers a lot lately. I can't feel any other teeth, but they are sure to make their appearance sometime soon.
  
• He is having a little bit of difficulty going down for his naps during the day. I am thinking it may have something to do with separation anxiety, potentially. He usually wails when I leave the room. We are getting back into a better routine and hopefully he will be napping well again soon.


• He has started making a gurgling sound. It is hilarious. He usually has to have his head tilted back to make this sound, lol!


• He has started sticking out his tongue a lot lately. As Chris stuck his tongue out at Reed the other night, he stuck his out as well. It was so cute. He also sticks his tongue out with any wind that might hit his face as well as when we blow in his face. He looks like a dog when he does this.

8 Months Old!

"Fingers are yummy!"

Playing with Tadbit.

And, running away from Tadbit.

Checking out Mr. Elephant.

Showing Mr. Elephant how he can stand all by himself in the chair.

Reed loves to get very close to the camera. He is trying to get the strap.

And, tossing Mr. Elephant off the chair.

Hmm, what can I get into now?

This kid, this kid. He thought this was hilarious!

This makes me think Michael Jackson, lol!

He loves playing with the blinds.

Sticking his tongue out while I blow in his face. Too cute!

Big Boy!

He loves bouncing up and down and flapping his arms.

Just another cute pic.

The tickle bug was getting him.

Happy 8 Month Birthday Reed! We love you very much!