EIGHT months old!

Reed! How are you eight months old?? You are two thirds of the way to one year old and I am so amazed at how fast the time is going. This past month was a HUGE one for you as you started doing SO many things!

• You are rocking on all fours and can scoot all over a room. You move your legs a couple of strides and would be crawling if you kept going, but after those couple of movements you just wiggle your body to get where you want.
• You pulled up! You were standing a little if we stood you up, but a couple of days ago, you pulled up all by yourself and have been doing it ever since.
• You got your first two teeth! Your bottom left tooth popped through this past weekend and the bottom right popped through Tuesday!
• You are eating three meals a day: Cereal and fruit in the morning, veggies, fruit and meat for lunch and dinner. You are also eating some table food that is soft and you love the real thing!
• You drink four 7 oz bottles a day.
• You are talking up a storm. You say what sounds like “da-da” a lot.
• You LOVE Ava. You get so excited when you see her.
• When you get excited, you do a whole body shake. You kick your legs and arms and it’s so cute.
• You can sit yourself up on your own now.
• You took your first long trip and stayed in a hotel when we visited St. Louis for your cousin Luke’s birthday!
• You love going outside and get so excited when we walk close to the door to go out!
• You like to peek out of your crib to see if you can find someone who will come to rescue you!
• Two weeks ago we took you to the doctor and you weighed 20 pounds 15 ounces.
• We are finish up a pack of size 2 diapers and then you’ll be in size 3.
• I skipped buying too many 9 month clothes so you are primarily in 12 month clothes. You’re a healthy boy!
• So many people comment on your beautiful eyes! They are gorgeous!
• You are a GREAT sleeper. We lay you down in bed and you play for a bit and then go to sleep! We are grateful you sleep so well after your sister who still doesn’t like to sleep!
• You have the funniest laugh right now. I hope to catch it on video soon. Everyone loves it!
• You are a little flirt and send smiles to everyone!

We love you big boy! You are such a joy in our lives and we are so incredibly thankful you are our son!!!!