Wha-oa! I have an 8 month old!! Here are some funny pictures and interesting facts from the last month!
Probably the best improvement this month is that Connor is starting to fall asleep on his own and sleep through the night. I really tried hard to teach him the more gentle ways (stay in the room, make sure he is really drowsy before putting him down...) but we finally had to let him cry it out. It was sad and hard but now he just fusses for a minute if that, lays down and falls asleep! It is a miracle! It's also great having the evenings baby free!
Connor now weighs about 17 pounds and is 27 1/4 inches tall! I would say 3/4 of an inch growth in just a month is huge! He is already growing out of his 9 month clothes because they are not long enough. I never thought I would have a relatively tall child.
Trying to eat clover flowers and yes, that is a handful of my hair. Ow!
As you can see avocado is a tricky food. haha. Connor still loves food. As you all know this last month he was diagnosed with Wheat, Rye and Egg allergies. He is also sensitive to dairy, tree nuts (almonds), peanuts, shell fish, oats, bananas, and cinnamon. The last three were not ones tested for but he throws them up every time he or I eats them. On top of that, we also have to avoid foods high in acidity like mangos, pineapple, and tomatoes because they make his reflux worse. This poor kid better out grow most of these!!! It is just too hard to keep up with that kind of diet so I am unfortunately having to put him on formula. Amazingly after months of not taking a bottle he happily ate the whole thing when I gave it to him last week. Tender mercies!
Connor loves it when you blow on his belly. He is so ticklish and I love it! Bed times are better now. He doesn't get so cranky and now that we are letting him "cry it out" Logan and I get some time for ourselves in the evenings. I've been using it to catch up on neglected house work and blog :) After bath and everything we sit down and read some books with him on our lap. The last one is The Going to Bed Book and thats when Connor knows it is time to sleep.
A new funny face. He started doing this a little after his two first bottom teeth came in.
Connor loves this jacket! He loves the zipper and when I pick him up, he loves to grab the tassels and eat them.
So this was an interesting achievement at 7 1/2 months old. Connor finally decided to take a pacifier. Any kind. That kid! Usually mom's are starting to take them away around now. Poor Connor has a mean mom though because even though I think he would love to have it all day long, he only gets it at nap time in his bedroom - not even at night because I don't even want to start the pattern of having to go into his room all night every time he looses it.
It is amazing for his naps! I give it to him as I read one short story, we rock for about 2 minutes and then I lay him down and he finishes putting himself to sleep with no complaint or tears! About 10 minutes later I go back in to take the pacifier out of his mouth or where it fell in the crib. He knows I take it now so he doesn't wake up looking for it. So far this has worked well. Where has this been the last 7 months!? As you can tell we have made HUGE improvements in the sleep front. I finally feel like a normal person and Connor is much happier too!
This last month we had to say goodbye to our good friends Baby J and Annie. J is about 2 months older than Connor and his birth weight was almost 2 times Connor's. But a few short baby months later, you can see now they are almost the same size! In fact they are almost the exact height, J just weighs a little more.
Below was our photo reenactment of their first and last meetings.
We also had another couple over and got a pic of all the kids.
Connor loves being outside! Unfortunately he learned that he can take his hats and sunglasses off so about two milliseconds after taking this pic they were down.
Shoulder rides are the best! Connor loves grabbing hair! You can see how much Logan is enjoying it!
Getting ready for a bath! I just love this little man's baby body! I think it is so adorable! I made that!
Parenting is all about taking lots and lots of naked pictures of your kids so you can embarrass them in when they are older! Connor loves his big boy baths and after I got a slip mat he can sit without any support. My floors are wet every night and I love it!
"Where is my green ring?...FOUND IT!" haha! This is his toy basket. I pull it out and he loves to pull toys out
Sweet morning smiles!
Getting so curious! I put him down on the floor and then the next second he is off exploring! Still hasn't adventured onto the linoleum without any encouragement but it must taste great because he taste tests it all the time.
He likes to stick his bum in the air with his legs straight out. It is so funny.
And this is new as of today. I got a box in the mail with diapers and he successfully pulled himself up on it all by himself. This is a first and now he wants to stand up on everything but because he can't go from a crawl to sit position they have to be low enough so he can reach it.
A few other random things. He doesn't cry/get scared going down the stairs, at moderately loud noises and children! He is a chatter box again. He babbles in the mornings before I come get him - it is so cute! He wakes up much happier now. He loves the sliding door blinds and window blinds. He is a great car rider - he loves to look out the window! Bouncing is his favorite! He could probably walk better when I hold his hands but he wants to jump instead. We are successfully transitioned out of the swaddle and he likes to sleep on his tummy and side.
