8 Month's Old!

Wow, 8 months old where has the time gone! I can't believe our little Owen is already 8 months old today. Every month seems to get more and more fun as his little personality comes out he reaches new milestones. This month also marked the first time he started to show some mobility and although he still isn't crawling yet he sure does know how to get around a room especially when he wants something! We sure do love our little boy and can't wait to see what he has in store for us next month.

Owen's Stats:

We won't know his height and weight until his appointment next month
Eyes: It really depends on the light and what he is wearing. They are still blue on the outer edges and hazel in the middle ... very pretty if you ask me
Diapers: Size 3
Cloths: 9 months in most everything and wears a size 3 shoe

What Owen has been up to:

Just the other day he learned how to move into a sitting position from his tummy.

He can drink out of a sippy cup.

Get's in so much trouble in his walker! He has learned how to open and close the kitchen cabinets, pull off the dishrags that hang on the oven, pull on anything and everything that is within his reach.

He can walk holding onto our hands.

He napped for the first time in his pack-in-play at Holly and Danny's engagement party and did awesome, lets hope he does that again on our next adventure!

Met two newborn babies for the first time this month who I am sure he is going to be good friends with as they all grow up --- baby Ashton and baby Ellery.

Has gone out to dinner/lunch with us a couple of times and we have figured out that straws and spoons are better then ANY toy to keep him entertained while being contained at the table.

If he knew how to stand by himself, that is all he would do, but for now he will stand up and play with some of his standing toys with us being his bumper/safety net.

Is trying really hard to crawl. He can go up on all fours, rock and even move his arms and legs in the crawling motion but stops after one step. He can army crawl a little and scoot backwards like a champ.

Is starting to pull himself up on things although he only really practices this new skill in his tub ... not the safest place to say the least.

Still LOVES anything to do with water.

He usually eats 4 bottles a day (20-24 oz of milk total) and eats three meals a day -- breakfast cereal and fruit; lunch is usually just a fruit or veggie; dinner - cereal and veggies. He is still on all baby food stage 2. I have tried giving him a few solid food items (bananas, watermelon, cheerios, puffs) however as soon as any of these items touch his lips he starts gaging and makes himself throw-up ...

He naps twice a day and usually goes down between 9-10am and again between 1-2pm. He sleeps for a total of 3-4 hours on a good day.

He is still waking up once or twice a night to eat and has yet to sleep through the night .... maybe someday.