Happy 8 months to our 18 pound speed crawler and chunky ball of energy. This last month has been quite a rollercoaster ride for both Taj and mommy & daddy! If he wasn't congested or sick, he was teething (yes, say hello! to his first upper tooth (totalling 3 teeth now, and a 4th will be joining the party in a matter of days).
Sleep deprivation took on a whole new meaning when we would be up with him sometimes every hour of the night, Baby Ibuprofen became our best friend :) ----(LATEST UPDATE: Just when we were on the brink of sleep training, Taji has been pretty much sleeping through the nite this last week! When he wakes here and there he will go back to sleep on his own within a few seconds, and sleeps a good 10-11 hours! I really think us changing his bedtime to an early 7pm and doubling up on the diapers (we had a 2 week pee diaper leaking situation) has a lot to do with it!)----- So, as I was saying, by night he would be fighting the discomforts of having a cold or teething, by day he mastered crawling (7 1/2 months old to be exact), pulling himself up to standing, and now he is truly speedy gonzalez as he zip crawls throughout the house, uses our legs and furniture to pull himself up, and he is even starting to "cruise" (from his music table to the sofa and back). Here are a couple adorable videos of him speed crawling and standing/dancing at his music table (if you haven't guessed it, it is his most favorite toy right now!)
Taji loves pushing buttons on his musical toys, hitting the drums, shaking the maraca and clapper, basically, anything he can get his hands on that makes noise! (We are signing up for another 8 wk Kindermusik session!) He still really loves the big keyboard daddy bought him a couple of months ago :) Taj loves to crawl and chase after balls and cars on our wooden floors; he also loves to play peekaboo and chase when he is in crawl position. Daddy is teaching him how to wrestle with him, and the two of them like to gang up on mommy and chase her around the house (you should see how excited Taji gets! I'll get it on video soon ;) Taj is an impatient eater, and although his appetite has kind of gone up and down due to all of the above, he continues to be open to all the different tastes I keep introducing him to. He LOVES avocados, peaches, baby yogurt, chopped up bananas, blueberries, likes to bite on his teething biscuits, and is liking all the meal combos I have recently been blending. Some of the faves: jasmine rice-chicken broth-spinach, lentils-chicken broth-avocado, and for the first time, CHICKEN dishes! He had chicken for the very first time on the day of his 8th mth bday, and i I have since blended it with potatoes/carrots, and rice/peas. Taj is eating 3 solid meals a day along with approx 25-28 oz of formula. He takes one really long nap in the mid morning (typically 2 hrs), then a short 30-45 min cat nap after lunch, so that 7pm bedtime is really working for him!
first time eating chicken..... hope he likes Mr. Turkey, Mr. Beef, and Mrs. Salmon when he is introduced to them this upcoming month!
Since his laying days have turned into sitting and crawling days, I felt he was ready for the VERY big boy tub! Its like his own private pool! He loves bathtime and his bath toys:
Since his laying days have turned into sitting and crawling days, I felt he was ready for the VERY big boy tub! Its like his own private pool! He loves bathtime and his bath toys:
Taj has been attending Montessori 3days/ week now for the last 2 weeks and is Mr. Popular with the teachers. He is a very happy baby when he is there, and I was amazed at how easy the transition was. All the teachers comment how "vocal" he is (you mean.... "demanding", right?!! LOL) he's all smiles and is an attention hog. There are a total of 2 baby boys and 2 baby girls in the infant room, all around the same age. I think there's already been a love triangle in the classroom; Taj has a little "girlfriend" (she's 4 months older than him!) he always likes to be next to while the other baby girl must have gotten jealous so he pulled her hair and she swiped at him! Ahh, the drama of baby puppy love!!! Speaking of puppies...... Taj is a big fan. He takes his puppy security blankie (from Aunt Wendie) with him to Montessori and also sleeps with it at home. He has really taken an interest in animals, specifically dogs, maybe because of our Colorado trip or because we always see them out and about on our walks. On our days off from school (both Montessori and my place of work) we frequent the parks and playgrounds walking distance from our home. We have 3 favorites so far, and especially love the one on our street that has a big grassy hill we like to lounge on. (i think of it as our Big beautiful backyard just a block up). Taji loves to swing, and go down the slide (us holding him of course!). He also likes to crawl on the grass and pull the grass out.... which brings me to the perfect segway to..... Taj's 8 month photo shoot at the park!!! Enjoy!
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