Lucas :: 8 Months

LUCAS NEAL

EIGHT MONTHS

written Sunday, August 17th.

What an amazing month you've had! Not only did you learn to sit up on your own, but you are also crawling all over nowadays. You officially are not a tiny little baby anymore. It is absolutely the most fun thing to watch as you learn and grow, it just happens so darn fast.

You are becoming more and more aware of everything around you. This has made the transition to daycare quite tough... not only are you having trouble being away from mom and dad, but you are so distracted by the other kids that you hardly get a nap while you're there. I'm hoping that this improves this week-- your teachers already tell me you are doing much better!

Your dad and I are getting to know you better, too. You love food and will move your mouth and reach out your hands when you want a bite. Whenever you are tired, and in your carseat, you will grunt yourself to sleep :) You get so excited whenever you see other kids and will laugh and laugh and squirm to get to them!

Weight: Heavy, but not quite sure how much you weigh.

Length:  ?

Diaper Size: 4's.

Clothes Size: You grew out of quite a few clothes recently, and are wearing mostly 12-18 month clothes at this point. I can still fit some 6 month stuff on you, but definitely not pants or jammies.

Hair Color: Dirty blonde, maybe a hint of red.

Eye color: Blue.

Health: You caught a cold during your first week of daycare, but luckily it doesn't seem to be bothering you all that much. You're also *maybe* teething. I swear we've thought you have been getting teeth for over half of your life. The drool is in full force now, so maybe we're actually right this time. We shall see!

Eating:

Oh you love your food. Lately you eat solid food at lunch, snack, and dinner, generally about 4 ounces (or cubes) at for meals, 2 ounces for snacks. We gave you a few cheerios and peas to see if you could feed yourself, but you were more interested in smashing them and playing around. New foods this month included chicken, blueberries, mixed veggies, spinach and peas.

Milestones:

You mastered sitting up all on your own on July 21st, but I first saw you in your crib sitting up on July 18th. You were so proud! You wouldn't nap for a few days because you just wanted to practice sitting all. day. long. You started crawling on August 3rd and have been off and running ever since!

Your favorite toy:

Now that you are crawling, you are interested in EVERYTHING!! You want to feel and taste it ALL. Throwing things across the floor and chasing them is also one of your favorites.

Firsts:

-Sitting up

-Crawling

-Daycare

-Attempt feeding himself

This summer was the absolute best. So many laughs and so much fun. I can't imagine our days without you!

Love, M