The greatness of 8 months

Yes, our little man is 8 months old and it seems he has accomplished so much already. Will, Here is a run down of your current stats:

Sleeps:
You go to bed at night between 7:00 and 7:30. We put you down after your bath. You like to snuggle with your penguin before bed (and throughout the day). Daddy and I zip you into your sleep sack and then mommy carries you into your nursery. You like to smile at daddy while he says goodnight and closes your door. Mommy sings (sorry about that) You Are My Sunshine while I hold you. You like to have your head up by my neck while we rock side to side. You pull on your ears and yawn when you are tired. I shhh,shhh,shhh softly 10 times and then I put you down. Mommy puts you down on your back. You are awake when I lay you down. You sometimes roll onto your tummy to sleep. You fall asleep on your own within 5 minutes. You are a great nighttime sleeper.

You wake up at 6:00 a.m. However, you are going through a phase where you some times wake up in the 5 o'clock hour.

You only take two naps a day now. You take your first nap in the morning from 8:00-9:30 and your second nap is in the afternoon from 12:00-2:00.

Activity:

You are crawling, sitting up on your own, waving hello and clapping. You really enjoy crawling after mommies phone....that always gets you moving. You like to stand up with someone holding onto you. Not quite pulling yourself up, but you are trying.

You started to crawl on July 23, 2012. Mommy caught it on video!!! 

You've been holding your own sippy cup for awhile (started at 5 months). You love to drink water!! 

This was the first time you sat up on your own. You were crawling and then you plopped your bottom down. You were so proud of yourself!!! 

Teeth:

You have two teeth on the bottom since about 4 months. You just cut two teeth on the top. However, they are not the front two teeth....they are your two canines:)

Eats:

You are on a four hour schedule (and have been since 5 months), which means you eat every four hours during the day. You drink a bottle at 6:30, 10:30, 2:30, and 6:00. You drink anywhere from 20-30 ounces a day. You are drinking all formula now. We stopped nursing at 6 months.

You have been eating solid foods since you were 4 months. You eat solids after your bottle... 3 times a day. Mommy and daddy try to give you as much whole foods as possible. We want you to try lots of different foods. You really like to feed yourself and prefer that over mommy trying to spoon feed baby food to you. Here is a list of the whole foods you have tried: avocados, apples, bananas, oranges, strawberries, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, egg yolks, cottage cheese, yogurt, toast, tofu, chicken, pizza crust, red peppers, hummus.

You make a mess but mommy and daddy don't mind. We are happy that you are enjoying your meals:)

Here are some picture of your eating dinner. Strawberries, Sweet potato wedges and breaded tofu fingers. 

Life truly is better with you in it. Mommy and daddy couldn't imagine a world without you now. Thank you for filling our hearts with so much joy for 8 months. Sweet boy, we love you so much!!!!