Happy 8 Months, Alex!

Happy 8 Months, Baby Alex!  And my, oh my, how time is flying by!  

So what has this busy boy been up to the past month?  Well, he is a wiggly worm who is on the verge of crawling, that's for sure!  When I put Alex down and come back to check on him, he always seems to have moved about 2 feet away by either rolling or squirming his way from one spot to another.  He pushes up on all fours and Julian saw him rocking back and forth the other day.  So it is definitely time to baby proof the house because he's about to be on the move!  

And he is growing bigger and bigger by the day.  Alex is well over 19 lbs. now and he is well into 9 month clothes.  I have even started putting him in 12 month clothes (and then my heart broke a little because that means that he is almost 1!).  

Look how big he's gotten compared to his elephant!

Bubsy loves to laugh and it is so fun to hear him chuckling.  He laughs when Mommy pretends to get him, and of course, whenever Daddy tickles him.  But these days, Jilly Bear makes him laugh the most by playing peek-a-boo with him.  He thinks she is so funny!  Watching their relationship develop warms my heart in ways I can't even describe!

Laughing baby

This past month, after we got back from El Paso, it was finally time for Bubs to sleep in his bed.  He had been waking up 1-3 times at night still, but Julian and I thought it might be from us going in and out of our room.  And sure enough, once we moved him to his room, he stopped waking up as much. Alex goes to sleep by himself at around 8 PM, sometimes he wakes up to eat again at 11 PM, but most times, he is now sleeping till 6-7 AM.  And a sleeping baby makes for a very happy Mommy!

I included this picture because it made me realize how long his hair is getting in the back!

Still no teeth for this boy (though I'm not that surprised because Jillian was 10 months old when she first got hers).  But maybe one is coming sooner for him because he is a drooly baby and he is gumming EVERYTHING he can get his hands on.

Trying to eat his elephant's foot

If there is one thing that Alex is serious about, it is his food.  He loves to eat and he may or may not get a little bit mad if his dinner is running late or if you are taking too long to spoon the next bite in or if his food finishes and he is still hungry.  We continue to explore different foods with him, and he pretty much loves anything.  The only things he has not liked were sweet potatoes (though only by themselves, he will eat it mixed with something) and vanilla yogurt.  

Sweet boy, you make our lives even more complete.  I can't believe we are 2/3 of the way through your first year. We love you so much Bubsy boy!

"See you next month, everybody!"