Baby Cole - 8 months old

I love that little laugh

sweet baby blues

Wow, another month another entry. Baby Cole you are growing fast!! This past month has been busy and we have lots to report. Here we go:

• Unofficially you weigh 22.4 pounds (I sat you on our bathroom scale)
• You are busting out of 12 month sleepers and you're in 18 month shirts. I don't think we spent many days in 12 month shirts!
• You are sitting up very well. That happened in a matter of days. You were all wobbly and then boom, you mastered it!
• We've changed your car seat - out of the bucket into the rear facing big boy seat. You love sitting in the back seat laughing at (and with) Eli.
• You've moved up classes in school. You're now in 'Older Infants' with Miss Katie. You can still see Miss Tracy and Miss Alicia across the half wall and they still give you lots of hugs and kisses when they can.
• YOU SLEEP LIKE A CHAMP!! Oh, this is my favorite development of the last month. After you got tubes in your ears, you started sleeping 11 hours a night. You are pretty consistent in that and it makes Mommy so happy. We're starting to feel normal again with some sleep, however your brother has started to get up in the night. Maybe you should have a little brother / big brother talk with him.
• Now with that sleeping, you have become a pacifier wizard. We love to watch you in the video monitor because you can find a pacifier in total darkness and manipulate it a million ways to get it in your mouth. Your brother never figured that one out, he always wanted us to do it for him.
• You love to eat. I think you must be growing because you eat everything in sight. You're starting to want to feed yourself more and you get aggravated when we don't get food to you quick enough.
• You love to watch Eli. It doesn't matter where it is, you keep an eye on him. You two laugh in the car, at the dinner table, bath time, playing, any time. Eli loves to be silly and make you laugh. I love hearing you both.
• You're talking a lot. You've got "dada" down pretty well but no "mama" yet. That's ok. You talk your own language and make yourself smile. I think you have conversations all the time and I'm just trying to keep up.
• We still haven't seen you roll over. You have no interest in it. You don't want to be on your tummy so I'm doubtful that you'll even crawl. Right now you just want to stand. Any time, any where, holding our fingers or up against the couch. I think you'll probably skip crawling and just take off after Eli.

This month was filled with so much and your sweet little personality keeps coming through. We love you so much Baby Cole and wish you a happy 8 month birthday. XOXO