Dear Little Michael,
Today you are 8 months old! I absolutely can’t believe it! J
You are so so SO fun to be with! You are developing the sweetest, funniest
personality and your Daddy and I love every single minute with you!
This month, you’ve tried some new things and have
achieved some more milestones. Here’s a
little recap:
Sizes: This is actually
a little tricky. You still fit into size
3 diapers (and depending on the brand, they either fit quite well, or they resemble
a skimpy swim suit bottom). In an effort
to be frugal, we are using up the last of our Kirkland Signature brand size 3
diapers (an awesome diaper brand, by the
way) and we are also making use of some leftover size 3 diapers that your
Grandma Dana had in stock for you. We
will use these size 3 diapers during the daytime until we run out of them. We went to Costco yesterday and bought
Kirkland Signature size 4 diapers for you to wear during the daytime once we
exhaust our size 3 supply (approximately 25 size 3 diapers remain). At nighttime, I splurge and put a size 4 LUVs
diaper on you because supposedly “Luv’s Don’t Leak.” However, *insert throat clearing sound here*
we’ve had some early morning leak throughs which have required a diaper change,
PJ change, and sleep sack change. So…. We’ll
use the remaining LUVs we have for nighttime diapers until they run out
(approximately 8 LUVs diapers remain), and then we’ll switch you into the
Kirkland Signature size 4 diapers and we’ll give them their moment to
shine. If we find that they don’t hold
up as well as the LUVs for overnight diaper-wearing, then we’ll invest in some
more LUVs—maybe size 5 and we’ll keep on rolling. J
As for clothes, you fit comfortably in size 12 months
onesies. This is due to your LONG
torso! Your waist is still small and you
can still wear size 6-9 month pants (which you don’t have very many of, but we
use what we have). J You can
still fit into size 9 month onesies, but it’s a little hard to snap them since their length is almost not long enough to cover your whole torso and snap around your diaper. (PS, how’d you like all the added emphasis in
that sentence, huh?) J For PJs, you fit into 12 month and 18 month
footie pajamas. Your feet are actually
getting a little too big to fit into the 12 month footie part of the
pajamas. So, I will be doing some strategic
removal of the little bootie parts of PJs in order for you to get some more
mileage out of the actual pajama part of the outfit.
Eating: This
month, we’ve tried some Stage 2 ½ from Beechnut baby foods. The stage 2 ½ foods have a slight texture to
them. You have enjoyed some of the new
flavors like Banana and Mixed Berry (that one is actually quite fabulous). You did not enjoy some of the more odd
flavors like Corn and Green Peppers (I can’t blame ya, kid.) J We have tried some new “snacks” in your
mesh-teether food holder. (For all the
readers who don’t know what this is, it’s a little mesh sack that is attached
to a little plastic handle that Michael can hold onto and try new foods. The mesh allows him to gnaw on the food which
aids him in his teething process. The
mesh also allows me to feel comfortable giving him a snack, knowing that it’s
being essentially pureed through the mesh—meaning he won’t get too big of a
bite and risk choking (which is a total fear of mine). ) So far, this month, you have tried a small
slice of frozen peach, a chunk of honeydew, a piece of ripe banana, and a
baby-teething cookie. You have enjoyed
all of these snacks! You gnaw on it a
little bit, then you wave it around in the air, then you gnaw on it some more,
and you always grin in the process! J
Sleeping: You
still wake up once a night. Last week,
that was upped to 2 times a night for 2 or 3 nights when you were going through
some teething pains. Your Daddy and I
are attempting to get you to sleep through the night. I will be glad when this happens! But, I really don’t mind getting up and
rocking you while you nurse in the middle of the night. It’s extra bonding time as far as I’m
concerned. Howeverrrrr, it would be nice
to get a few nights of good resting—for both you and me. J
Napping: During
the weekdays, your naps can be hit or miss and this is totally ok! During your weekdays, there’s a lot of stuff
going on and you never like to go down for a nap without a fight! Some days,
you convince yourself that you really can stay awake and keep playing with toys
until you get your second wind! J You usually end up taking a morning nap and a
shorter afternoon nap. Once your Daddy
and I come home from work, you cuddle up against whichever one of us is holding
you, then you stick your thumb in your mouth and grab your blankie with your
free hand and you hum to yourself. It’s
at this time, that we will put you in your crib and after less than 5 minutes
of louder humming mixed with some tired whimpers, you are asleep! This evening nap can last anywhere from 45
minutes to an hour and a half! On
Saturdays and Sundays, you are still a nap king. Sometimes, you take 3 or4 naps a day on the
weekends! Like Mommy and Daddy, you take
the opportunity of the weekends to unwind and recharge. J
Favorite toys and past-times:
·
Baby Einstein Activity Balls—you bang them
together and chase after them if they roll away from you!
·
Fisher Price Musical walk-behind toy—Although
you cannot push it and walk behind it yet, you sit in front of it and create
beautiful songs by banging on the saxophone, guitar, and piano buttons and
turning the pages of the music book. J
·
Baby Einstein Piano—you still love this toy—so
much so that we actually had to change out the batteries on it because you play
with it so much! You love to press the instrument
buttons. You pick one (violin, piano, or
horn) and you keep pressing that same button until either your Daddy or I say “Son,
pick a different button.” J Because all we hear is “vi-vi-vio-vi-vi-vi-vio-violin.” J
·
Your Winnie the Pooh laptop. You crawl straight for this toy at your
Grandma Dana’s house and I say “Are you gonna do some work on your laptop?” and
you smile as Pooh says “Colors and shapes and numbers too…”
·
Hanging out with your uncles! You LOVE to be around them and they can
always get you to smile in the blink of an eye!
·
You LOVE going for walks in your
stroller! You wiggle your toes to feel
the breeze and you would rather remove your hat than leave it on. This means, when you go for walks in your
stroller, you have to be lathered up with sunscreen since socks and hats never
stay on too long. J
Milestones:
·
You are a lightning fast crawler now!
·
You can pull yourself up to stand!
·
You attempt (sometimes) to take a couple
steps. You have learned to land on your
bottom, since you’re not quite ready to walk.
This is fine with me! I wasn’t
expecting you to be so mobile so soon! J
Every day and every stage is my favorite! I love seeing
you grow and learn and play! You are
such a joy and your Daddy and I are so very pleased and blessed to be your
parents!
*Pictures to come soon!
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