Eight Months

We have made it to eight months! Wills is growing so fast. Every time we tell people how old he is they always remark that he is a big boy. Charles even mentioned the other day that he is getting chunky. I am sure once he starts crawling that will change some. He still scoots backwards and now he gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. He just hasn't quite figured out what to do next.

His night time sleeping is still going great. He has completely given up his evening cat nap. This is bad because he has also decided that his afternoon nap only needs to be 30-45 minutes. This leads to some super fussy evenings and falling asleep while eating. I am trying to figure out how to get him to nap longer in the afternoon, but so far no luck. Suggestions would be appreciated!

Still no teeth!! Luckily this doesn't stop him from eating like a champ. We have added a protein for breakfast and lunch in addition to our grain and fruit/vegetable. New foods this month include plums, zucchini, parsnips, tofu, lentils, black beans, egg yolk, and regular oatmeal and rice. For those of you concerned that I will be turning him into a vegetarian, we will be adding meat to his diet at some point this month.

Eight Month Stats:

Weight: 19.8 lbs

Length: we didn't even try this month, he is too wiggly!
Clothing Size: 6 month tops still fit but the pants are too short. 9 months are still the best fit

Nicknames: Buddy, Buster, pumpkin

Must haves: Sophie the giraffe, his carrot, board books, new this month is his basketball 

Milestones:
February 29 Waved (Charles insists this was a fluke and he might be right because it has only happened twice since then)

March 4 Sat in high chair at a restaurant
March 12 Swinging at the park
March 14 Rode in a shopping cart like a big boy

Baby Plan Photos

So we got Wills signed up for a baby plan with Kristi at 3 Blessings Photography. What this means is that she does photos for him as a newborn as well as at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. We did our 6 month session at the end of February (so he was really 7 months). Wills did a great job. We even took Holly and had some family photos made. If you would like to check them out, click on the link above and go to "your proofs". The password is wills325.

Haircut

When Wills was about 3 months old he had a mullet hairstyle going on. I just couldn't take it any more, so we got Charles' clippers out and buzzed his hair. A couple of weeks ago, his hair had become quite long and very uneven, so we decided it was time to buzz again. This time I remembered to take before and after photos.

Before

All his hair

After

I like buzzing his hair off for two reasons. The first is that it makes him look more like a baby (I am so not ready for him to grow up!) and the second is that it gives him the same hairstyle as his daddy.

Seven Months

Wills is now seven months old. I can't believe how quickly he is growing. He has turned into a real wiggle worm and getting snuggles from him has become a treat because it is so rare. He isn't crawling yet, but he has become quite good at scooting backwards. He is especially quick when you let him do it on the hardwood floors. He has also become a big fan of Holly. She loves him too, just maybe not quiet as much. He gives her kisses regularly. Unfortunately his version of a kiss is open mouth with his tongue out. 

Wills is still such an amazing sleeper. We are so thankful. We have discovered that if his afternoon nap is anything less than 2 hours, a cat nap is needed to make it to our 8 o'clock bedtime. We have had him on a pretty strict schedule since I went back to work and recently have tried to be a little more flexible regarding our evening routine and bedtime. He is a pretty social little guy and likes to be out and his schedule was limiting this. So far he has adjusted beautifully to any changes. We just try not to do it more than once a week. 

He is still drooling quite a bit and we still don't have any teeth!!! He is loving eating solid foods and is really interested in anything that Charles or I are eating. He is super quick too and has grabbed things off our plates before we even realize it. He is eating solids three times a day in addition to his formula. He has a grain and a fruit/vegetable at each meal. He has now added sweet potatoes, peas, apples, bananas, rice cereal, oat cereal, nectarines, pumpkin, peaches, yellow squash, carrots, and yogurt to his diet. He is a great eater and finishes everything we give him.

Seven Month Stats:

Weight: 19 lbs

Length: around 28 inches
Clothing Size: 6 month tops still fit, some pants do, but most are getting a little too short. 9 months are a little loose, but the length is good

Nicknames: Buddy, Buster, pumpkin

Must haves: Sophie the giraffe, his carrot, board books 

Milestones:
January 27 Foot in his mouth
January 30 Scooting backwards
February 3 Trip to Stillwater to visit Holly in the ICU
February 13 First Snow

Just for laughs

Six Months

We turned 6 months and things sure have changed in the last month. Our little guy is so wiggly. He loves to move. It was a lot harder this month to get a standard photo than in previous months

We are still sleeping through the night. He is still napping well, however his evening cat nap may be on the way out. Some nights he needs it and other nights he doesn't. He did have two days last week that he decided 5:30 am was the new wake up time. Luckily he worked it out and we are back to the 7:45 am wake up time. 

If you look closely in the picture above, you can see a string of drool. The drool is still happening in large quantities and no teeth yet! Wills' diet changed pretty significantly this month. After a very difficult road with breastfeeding and only actually being able to keep up with his needs for about two days, I started exclusively pumping. He was getting half breast milk and half formula until about two weeks ago. I cut back on the number of times I was pumping (I had been doing it 8 times a day) and as I did this, my supply dropped even lower. It was finally so low, that it just wasn't worth the effort any more, so last week Wills had his last bottle of breast milk and is now a formula baby. We also started solids two weeks ago. We try a new food every three days. So far he has had avocado, green beans, pears, and butternut squash. The first bite of any new food catches him by surprise, but he always finishes it!

Six Month Stats:

Weight: 17 lbs, 11 oz (50th percentile)

Length: 27 1/4 inches (80th percentile)
Head: I don't usually post this, but it was in the 90th percentile this month! Hopefully that means there are a lot of smarts in that big head!

Clothing Size: 3 months and 3-6 months are gone, 6 months fit great, 6-9 months are a little loose but wearable

Nicknames: Buddy, Buster, pumpkin

Must haves: Still fans of our hands and feet and Sophie the giraffe, new this month is his carrot 

Milestones:
December 25 First Christmas and rolled over for the first time (tummy to back)
December 31 Rolled the other way (back to tummy)
January 14 First solid
January 20 Sitting up on our own

Avocado!!

Since Wills is on the verge of his 6 month birthday and he has been so interested in mommy and daddy's food lately, we decided to go ahead and start solids. I know most people start with cereal, but I had done a lot of research and talked to our pediatrician and nothing says that cereal is what you have to start with. So we decided to start with avocado, one of my favorites!

 

 

He seems to be a big fan. His daddy has chosen green beans as our next food. Hopefully he will like it just as much.