8 Months Old!

Well first things first so we need to let you all know how our BIG BOY is doing! Alot has been going on in the month of April and I hope to eventually catch up on all of it here but Chandler is now 8 1/2 months old and time is flying! I think most of it is because I love the warmer months and so they go by so much faster.

Well we haven't had a "real" checkup since about 6 months and our next one will be at 9 months but I can say Chandler is definitely slowing down with his growth (thankfully for mommy since he has just started wearing 12 months clothes, well some anyway. He can still wear all his 9 months and an occasional 6-9. I wish all clothes could just be the same size? Too much to ask I guess)

I've decided I will bullet point:

-He is working on his FOURTH tooth! It totally changes his smile but I love it!

-He's now about 20 pounds...seems like he was 19 pounds forever.

-Eating solids 3 times a day. Usually cereal in the morning with fruit, a fruit and veggie for lunch and fruit, veggie and oatmeal for dinner.

-We are still making baby food as it is so much cheaper and definitely makes me feel better about what I put in his body. He's still trying new fruits and vegetables and will probably have yogurt soon. I think he's ready for it.

-Still nursing 4 times a day..this is going well, but it seems we are out a whole lot more and when we are he takes a bottle well. This means 3 bottles a day sometimes! I feel like he drinks more from a bottle though so I try to keep an eye on that. He will down a bottle no matter how much is in it!

-Sleeping has been a little crazy this past week due to us being out and about alot and his teeth but I'm happy to say that as of last night I still have a 7:30-7:30 sleeper! yay. I was worried this would really change with his teeth coming in. Its also hard to get them back on a schedule if they've missed several naps or been up late a few days in a row.

- Still taking 2 naps...Usually 9:30-11:30 and 1:00ish- 3ish :) He has turned out to be a great napper... He's not a church napper, unless he crashes! He will also of course sleep in the car and if he's in a pack and play at someone's house.

-He seems to really like the jogging stroller, I'm back to running, and while there will be no marathon training for quite a while, he is very content just being outside. About 4 miles though and he's ready to get out :) Hopefully he will get more and more used to it.

***And last but not least, you guessed it...HE'S CRAWLING! He has been army crawling for several weeks now but about a week ago he started to use his legs more. I waited to get it on video to see if he was really start, and so he's been doing this for about a week. He will still roll to things and lots of times I find him underneath his crib and can't get it out. You walk in his room and can't find him and then hear him laughing. Its hysterical..maybe one of these days I'll get that on video. The second video captures his "excited face" which everyone finds hilarious and I hope he keeps doing it for a while. I love it! Until then....Enjoy. I will do another post with other "happenings" and pictures.