I have really slacked on these Monthly Updates. I have this stuff written down but I really need to get better about recording stuff on the blog. It's such an easy way to go back and see things. I really enjoy blogging but I honestly just forget. Hopefully I'll get better, but no promises!
Griffin, you are 8 months old!
November 6, 2011
But since your mommy is a blog slacker, here is how you got there...
Four months old
July 6, 2011
Five months old
August 6, 2011
Six Months Old
September 6, 2011
Seven months old
October 6, 2011
What were you up to from 3 months to 7 months?
--You wore 0-3 month clothing until you were about 4.5 months old. At that point, we switched you to 3-6 months. You could have continued to wear 0-3 month clothing for your weight, but you're entirely too long and your pants all were too short. You were still very thin and very long.
--You were in a Size 2 diaper (both Pampers and Target brand) from 4-7 months. Skinny boy!
--Your hair really started to grow thicker. It is something that people always comment on! They also call you a girl a lot. Grammy says it is because you are such a pretty baby.
--You sprouted your first two bottom teeth about a week before you turned 6 months! It really messed up your sleep schedule and you were fussy for the first time in your life. Luckily, the fussiness only lasted about a week, but I felt so bad for you since I knew you were in pain! They are the two cutest bottom teeth I have ever seen! When those teeth started coming in, you started putting EVERYTHING in your mouth. That hasn't changed since then!
--You still nurse and take a bottle for every feeding. Up until 6 months, you were eating 5-6 times per day. You would nurse in the morning and have a 4 oz bottle and then nurse at night and have an 8 oz bottle. During the day, you would nurse and get a 6 oz bottle.
--We started giving you rice cereal at about 5.5 months, but you didn't love it so we didn't push it. When you hit 6.5 months, we revamped your schedule. You wake up at 6:15 and nurse, have a 6 oz bottle and eat oatmeal. You go back down for a 2 hour nap around 8:15. At 10:15, you nurse, have a 6 oz bottle and eat a fruit or veggie. You go back down for another 2 hour nap at 12:15. You nurse, have a 6 oz bottle and eat a fruit or veggie at 2:15. You play and hang out with Mommy and Daddy when he's done with work until bath time and feeding starting around 5:15-5:30. You nurse and take an 8 oz bottle and are in bed by 6:15-6:30.
--You're still an excellent traveler! It really helps since both of your sets of grandparents live far away.
-- You had several babysitters other than Grammy! Miss Emily, Miss Mary, Miss Libby and Mr. Zach and Aunt Lisa all watched you at different times. You were good as gold for them!
--You still love your monkey pacifier; we call him your Wubbie. At 4 months old, you learned how to find him in your crib at night and pop him back in your mouth. It is so sweet when you do it while you're awake. It's definitely one of your "I'm tired" signs.
--You still sleep 12 to 13 hours solid at night. After a big battle of the wills and a lot of help from Miss Le, you became a great napper. You now nap around 4 hours a day. It has been great for both you and Mommy. You sleep soundly but you move around like no one I've ever seen. It is crazy. You go from one end of your crib to the other and back again in one night. At 5 months, you began to be a (mostly) tummy sleeper. I always put you down on your back, but you always roll to your side or your tummy. I never worried about it because I know you're strong enough to flip yourself back over. However, when you're mad and crying in your crib, you lay on your back and flail around like a baby T-rex. It's sad but also kind of funny.
--You love being around other children. You watch and observe and are very, very curious. If you're eating while anyone is around, you would rather be nosey than finish your food. You also love the church nursery and they love you; they always get excited to see you coming!
--You are a roly poly! You started rolling well around 4 months. You roll and you roll FAST. It is your only way of getting from one place to another. You started sitting between month 6 and 7. By the time you turned 7 months old, you were a sitting champ.
--It is still so easy to get you to smile and laugh! You are the happiest baby I have ever met. I can make you laugh but your daddy can always get you to just crack up. I love watching the two of you together! You are lucky to have the best daddy in the world.
--You and I are still the best of friends. You love playing with me on the floor and listening to me read you books. You also love to play in your exersaucer in the kitchen while I cook or sit in your seat and bang spoons and Tupperware. You love your mommy and she sure does love you!
Now, you are 8 months old!
What were you up to this month?
--You are in some 3-6 month clothes and some 6-9 month clothes. It just depends on the brand.
--You wear a size 2 diaper during the day (Pampers and Target brand) and a size 3 (Pampers) at night. Mommy may have cried a little bit when she had to put you in a size 3 at night. It just means you're growing up!
--Your top 2 center teeth are through the gum as of this month! The teeth on either side are now popping through as well.
--You are still on your 6:15- 6:15 schedule and it works very well for us. You're a great napper and sleep even better at night!
--You don't love to eat. You actually couldn't care less about eating solids. You love to nurse and drink your bottles, but solid food just isn't thrilling for you. You are not like your mommy when it comes to your food-- much more like your daddy. :) I still make all of your baby food and I love doing it! Your favorites are apples and pears.
--I'm pretty convinced that you said your first word-- Mama. I promise I'm not just saying this! He will mumble "mamamamamamama" over and over and sometimes when he's crying, he will cry "mamamama". It breaks my heart.
-- You are now reaching for us when you want us to pick you up. It absolutely melts my heart and I pick you up pretty much anytime you reach for me. :)
--You are still a strong sitter and you can roll to the ground from a sitting position without any problem. You try to crawl, but you still just rock back and forth on all fours. I know that once you do crawl, life will change drastically, so I'm not rushing you! You also love to stand and hold onto our hands. You've always loved to straighten your legs, even when you were a tiny baby!
--Your most desired toys are my cell phone and any sort of remote control. Your favorite toys that you're actually allowed to play with are your Sophie, an empty water bottle that has corn kernels in it, spoons, Tupperware, a little blue dog with crinkly ears from Grammy and a light up Baby Einstein singing toy. You like to play in your exersaucer and you LOVE your jumperoo! You get going so fast and you just can't stop. It makes me laugh so, so hard because you are so serious about your jumping! You jump so quickly and you have the most deadpan look on your face. Hilarious!
--You like to play Peek-a-Boo in your crib. We sit you in your crib and crouch down next to it. You scootch over and pull yourself up on the edge so you can see us and you die laughing when we pop up and say boo! We had to lower your crib because you're starting to get big enough to be able to pull yourself up on the side of the crib-- not to stand, yet, but it's safer to have your crib in the lower setting.
--You now take baths in the big bathtub. It is so sweet to see your tiny baby self in the big tub looking like such a big boy!
--You still travel very well, but you are a bit more opinionated when you want out of your carseat! Thankfully, the Baby Einstein iPad app has come in handy a few times.
--You are a Momma and Daddy's boy equally. You love being with me, but you absolutely light up when your daddy comes in the room.
--I have tons of nicknames for you-- it's a little embarrassing. Mostly, I call you Griffy, Griffles, Tiny Mouse, Baby Angel and Boogles. Your daddy calls you Rascal.
--I would guess that you are currently around 20 pounds and 28 inches, but you don't have a doctors appointment until next month. You have really filled out!
--You are still the most wonderful and darling little boy in the world! Daddy and I feel like the most blessed parents in the world. We absolutely adore you.
Happy four, five, six, seven and eight month birthday, beautiful boy!
