Happy 8 months Caleb!

Caleb is 8 months (a week ago...)!  

Our family so enjoyed being with him and seeing his many sweet faces and new sounds and skills that he does.
He was the star of the show at each place we went.  

At 8 months, Caleb is...

Size: Caleb is around 20 pounds now and definitely feels as heavy as 20 pounds.  

He's wearing 6 month, 9 month, 6-12 month, and 12 months clothes, all depending on the brand and type of clothing.  

He's got some crazy chuncky thighs and chubby cheeks.
We get a lot of comments on his size.  

Sometimes he looks and feels so big to me and other times he still seems so small.  

Likes: This boy is so busy right now.  

He loves to crawl around and is in constant exploration of his environment.  

He can pick out the tiniest little piece of food, lint, fuzz, paper, dirt, or whatever it is on the floor!

  Sometimes I look over and see him chewing and I know he's put something he shouldn't have in his mouth.  

I hate to admit it, but he had his first (lets be honest, it probably won't be his last) piece of cat food today.  I got it before he swallowed it though!

Dislikes: As mentioned, Caleb gets into everything now and often finds something he shouldn't have.

He does not like to have a toy he's playing with taken away. 

Working on/Milestones: Caleb has long mastered crawling, sitting, and going from one to the other.

  The main skills he's working on now is pulling up.  

He goes to his knees often by balancing against a wall or piece of furniture.  

He pulled up onto the coffee table for the first time today.  No surface is safe now!

Also, this week, Caleb is getting his first tooth.  I can see it just peeking through.  Teething has not been too bad.  He definitely isn't sleeping as well as normal but he hasn't been too cranky and has still been taking his naps pretty well.  Thank goodness.  Maybe I just expected the worst so this isn't so bad.  

Oh those legs.

We finally are getting some hair too!

Sleeping: Caleb is sleeping through the night (when we're not out of town!) about 12-13 hours.  

He takes a good morning nap as long as we're at home from about 9:30 and then will take a later afternoon nap around 1:30 or 2:00 that lasts around an hour.  

If he had a short morning nap, he might take 3 naps.  

He's still going to bed around 7:00 and waking between 7 and 8.  

Also, we are now to the point of losing the nap if he gets a small power nap in the car.  

Bummer!  It never used to really matter but now it definitely does.  

Eating: Caleb is nursing 4-5 times a day still, and occasionally once at night.  

He also eats solids three times a day in the morning, mid-day and early evening.  

He's loving solids and we're going to start adding a lot since at 8 months, he can have a whole host of new things!  

I get most of my information and recipes/techniques from Wholesome Baby Food.  

He usually has whole milk plain yogurt mixed with fruit in the morning and different combinations of fruits and veggies for lunch and dinner.
This month, we'll be starting some meats, egg yolks, oatmeal, and many new fruits and vegetables.
So far, he's not allergic to anything and only doesn't like avocado (I know, its sad!) nor the sweet potato/apple mixture.

Arms are gettin stronger

We love you sweet boy!