8 Month Update

Colton turned 8 months on May 2nd. That's two-thirds of a year! Crazy. 

• Weight: 19.6 lbs
• Hair: Still mostly bald ;) 
• Wearing: Mostly 12-month clothes, though some 9-month onesies still fit. 
• Foods: Colton has now tried a lot of new foods! And he has liked them all: apples, bananas, pears, green beans, peas, avocado, carrots, chicken, ground turkey, ground beef, cottage cheese, cheese, and puffs. 
• Sleep: Colton sleeps about 10-11 hours at night. He still wakes up occasionally in need of a pacifier. He also normally wakes up about 5am to eat, then goes back to sleep for a couple of hours. 
• Naps: He takes short 45-minute naps 3 or 4 times per day. (I would prefer that he takes only 2 or 3 longer naps, but so far I am losing that battle.)
• Teeth: He is still teething and drooling like crazy. One tooth is starting to come in on the top, but none have actually poked through yet. 
• Other developments: He is starting to go through separation anxiety. 

Colton is crawling like crazy! He is now a very fast crawler and enjoys speeding around the house and getting into things he shouldn't be. He likes to play in the curtains, pull things off of shelves, and knock the baby gates down on top of himself. 

He is also JUST starting to cruise while standing and holding onto things. Occasionally, he can start to move while holding onto the couch. He is getting more and more confident with standing. 

He loves pulling himself up on anything and everything: baskets, doors, his crib, people, chairs, etc. He has a harder time getting back down though, so he'll often get stuck standing up. Then he just whines until you help him down. 

When he goes down for naps and bedtime, he often will pull himself up on the crib railings. We go through several cycles of having to help him get down so he'll go to sleep. 

Colton is so excited each time Brian comes home from work! He immediately wants his dad to pick him up and play with him. 

My days are definitely a lot crazier now that Colton is on the move! I spend a lot of my time chasing him around the house and helping him get down once he is stuck standing. I love staying home with this little boy! 

8 Month Pictures

It gets harder and harder to get him to sit still for photos. 

"Haha, chair- you're so funny."

"Are we done yet?" 

"Aaaaand I'm over this." 

Finally some more smiles. 

"Look what I can do!"