Max turned 8 months old on Tuesday.
He has been a super busy guy this past month! But, before I show you what he has been up to, a few pictures of him on his Birthday with his b-day gift.
I found these colorful soft blocks at Target. They are made by B. products. They have some really neat stuff! And, they are a super eco-friendly company. (Which I am trying to do my part by taking steps to leave less of a carbon footprint, but that is a whole other topic!)
My how time does fly! This past month has gone by so quickly. I think that is partly because Max has developed so much over the past month. As you know from his 7-month post (I know, the one right before this one!), he is officially a crawler. BUT, he is also a cruiser!
Yep, he can now pull himself up on most anything. Let's see...he has pulled up in his crib (on Easter), on the stairs, on his baby gate, on the door (not sure how he did that one, but he did), and on a few other places that I cannot recall at the moment.
Here he is in action on the stairs (his most favorite spot to pull up on):
He looks so small to be standing, don't you think!? He is super careful & does NOT like it when he is unsteady! The last picture says it all...holding on for dear life. He's like Spiderman the way he grips the stairs with his palms! Haha!
Now for the "What Max has been up to" information:
Eating: You have gone through a growth spurt & want to eat ALL the time! The past few weeks you have been a little fussy & I thought you were just teething, but I really think you are just growing. You started being a little clingy by crawling toward me & wanting to be held alot. Soooo not like you! So, I finally started feeding you when you would do this & it worked like magic...happy baby again! Yay! You are eating (5-6) 6 o.z. bottles & three meals a day. And, we have added a couple of snacks--either juice, small bottle, or crackers/teething biscuit. You still love all of the food that I offer. And, your favorite seems to be the peaches at this point.
Sleeping: For a couple of weeks, I think you were boycotting naps altogether! This was when you hit your growth spurt, so you were probably not wanting to sleep because you were hungry! You sleep 10-12 hours a night and are now waking up around 5:30 a.m. for a bottle & then you go right back to sleep. During the day, you will usually take a 2-2.5 hours nap. So, down to one nap now.
Activity: Whoa! You are busy! You are crawling EVERYWHERE & are super fast too. You are pulling up like nobody's business and are pretty steady on your feet. You also just started to "walk" on all fours. This is pretty funny to watch! I have a feeling that you will be walking pretty soon. You went to your first swim lesson on 4/19 with Ms. Regina at the YMCA. You were a little hesitant at first, but seemed to really enjoy the water after a while. We will go 2X's a week for four weeks. The second & third class you really loved. You are learning to crawl out of the pool & to get your head, ears, & face wet. You will be a swimming little fishy before we know it!
Misc.: You are for sure a talker! You will just crawl around & jabber away. You are really expanding the syllables, consonants, and fluctuations. We are also starting baby sign language. We just started last weekend, so you are not signing just yet, but I really think that you understand the signs for milk, eat, & all gone. You went to your first playgroup on 4/12 at Deacon's house. You & another baby were the only ones that were not walkers, but you had so much fun watching the big kids play & you enjoyed all of the new toys.
We love you so much sweet baby boy!
