Baby T from A to Z: 8 Months

Robby's turning into such a little man. He's growing so fast we can't believe it! He's continuing to do great. He's such a good baby. Sleeping at night has been awesome- he goes to bed around 5:30-5:45pm (early, I know... but it makes a HUGE difference in how he sleeps at night), wakes up around 5am for a bottle, then plays in his crib until he falls back asleep (he'll sleep on and off for about another hour). So he usually wakes up around 6:45-7:00am. His naps have been changing a bit. Sometimes he takes his short, power naps. Sometimes we'll get at least one 1 and 1/2 hour nap per day.

Robby's not yet crawling... but at about 6 and 1/2 months, he started rolling to get around his entire room! He'd just roll and roll and roll... stop, take a breather... then roll and roll some more! At just over 7 months, he started getting up on his hands and knees and rocking. He's now trying so hard to move forward on his hands and knees (he can scoot backwards)... but usually just ends up faceplanting as he tries to launch himself forwards!

Robby's continuing to be what you'd call a "good eater"... in other words, this kid will eat and eat and never stop! He loves his food. So far, we've added a few new foods: peas, green beans, kale (mixed with banana), peaches, and oatmeal with cinnamon and steamed apples (yes, he'll finally eat oatmeal... but only Earth's Best oatmeal... still hates my homemade!). Robby still only gets solids twice a day... but he eats a LOT in one sitting! He LOVES to feed himself with the spoon. At the end of every meal, I hand him the spoon with some food on it and it goes straight into the mouth and he sucks all the food off (he also plays with the spoon/food.. which is Kona's favorite part of the meal)! Robby has just started picking up food with his hands and putting it in his mouth... he does best so far with organic Puffs and whole peas. He's also started drinking out of his straw cup... He picked up on it immediately and absolutely loves drinking from it! He amazed us at how quickly he learned what to do, and he looks like such a big boy doing so!

Robby's now in size 4 diapers and size 12 month clothing... and even some of the 12 month sleepers are a bit snug on him! His spring jacket is 18 months, and as long as we roll the sleeves up a bit... it fits him now! He's a giant.

We've also been getting to hear lots of 'stories' from Robby! He's been really starting to babble... along with continuing to squeal and scream. Daddy's been trying to get him to say 'Dada'... and while there is no meaning behind it yet, he really does say 'dadada' quite a bit! Along with 'bababa' and other random gutteral sounds and screams. His favorite thing to do is still laughing... we (especially Daddy) can get Robby laughing so hard he loses his breath! It's the best :) He is also MUCH more interested in Kona (Kona interested in Robby? not so much...) lately. He smiles when he sees her walk by and laughs when she licks his hand. Kona has a couple toys that Robby is terrified of... and when she squeaks one in particular he bursts into full blown tears! Poor guy.

Robby finally got his first tooth! He was extremely fussy the other day and we finally felt the razor-sharp edge of a tooth coming through on the bottom front. We think another one is working it's way out as well!

And last but not least... Robby got a new cousin! Robby's cousin Gianna (Auntie Rachel and Uncle Dan's baby girl) was born 3/3/13 just before midnight. Robby is officially not the youngest cousin anymore :) We all can't wait to meet her!

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