Today Austin turns the big 8 months old, or 2/3 of a year. So crazy to think he's been here for that long and even crazier to think that we will be celebrating his first birthday in just a few short months. See that ticker right about this post, it's almost at the end and I can't believe it! What a fun and active month this has been and I foresee a lot more action in the next 30 days!! Here are some things that have happened in the past month:
-So, the biggest accomplishment is that Austin has learned to crawl! He is a pro at it now and can go from the living room to kitchen in less than 15 seconds!! He loves to be mobile and to explore. We can't take our eyes off of him for a minute!
-Austin is also giving kisses now which I LOVE! He routinely tries to give Lucy kisses after he sneaks up behind her, but she isn't a huge fan of his sneak attacks and gets out of the way pretty quick. He also tries to kiss his reflection, can we say adorable!?
-Austin is still taking about 24 oz. of formula a day but solid foods have become a huge staple. He loves to feed himself and enjoys his puffs (seriously, this kid is a Puffaholic!), cheerios, baby goldfish, banana chunks and pieces of sweet potato. We attempted spaghetti last week but he was more interested in playing with the slimy noodles than eating them. His favorite entree so far is macaroni and beef, yum!
-If Austin isn't crawling around, he's probably pulling up on something or making his way around the coffee table. He loves to stand and can even hold on with one hand, bend down to pick something up off the floor and go back to standing with ease. I told Ryan the other day that he will be walking before he's 10 months for sure. The boy is fearless!
-We have successfully gotten rid of the early evening nap and Austin is now taking 2 good naps a day. He goes to bed around 8-8:30 and usually wakes up around 7:30 but lets us sleep in till 8 am every couple of days. We really are quite lucky that we have such a great sleeper on our hands!
-Austin is talking a lot more and some of his favorite things to say are ma-ma, da-da, gee, and ba-ba.
-This has been a slow month on the scales as Austin has only gained half a pound and hasn't really grown length wise as far as we can measure. I've heard that many babies slow down around this time and especially in weight now that he's more mobile. I'm interested to see exact measurements when we go back to the Dr. next month and see how he's comparing on a national scale. One thing that is growing, however, is his baby soft light brown hair!
-This month Austin has also been to his first wedding, first college baseball game, first minor league baseball game, gone swimming for the first time, had his first long car ride, and his first all day outing.
Austin really is such a joy and I absolutely love him to pieces!!
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