That’s right, Asher is 8 months old today. He is on the move by crawling now, making it more challenging for Mommy, Daddy, & his sisters. He loves electrical outlets and cords, so I have to watch out if any are anywhere in sight. He also is getting better at standing and playing while holding on to something, such as the toy box or couch. He is very vocal, and does say “mama” & “dada” but isn’t specific yet, as well as many other babbling words. I just noticed that he is able to pick things up with his fingers when I tried feeding him pieces of baby puff foods (which he did not like). Foods: He will eat fruit and breast milk. That is it. He clinches his jaw shut after the first bite of vegetables and watches me to make sure I put fruit on his spoon. He definitely gets that from his Daddy! He does seem interested in what we are eating, so I see that as a positive sign once he gets used to thicker food. He still nurses 4 times a day. I am still on a milk free diet and plan to continue this through 1 year. Since Asher has 2 teeth now and may be working on 2 more, I have been lucky that he has only bitten me once. Asher is working on mastering the sippy cup. So far, he rarely takes it making it difficult for Mommy to leave him over a feeding (he gave up the bottle months ago). He also has an interesting way of telling me when he is hungry. I is a cry/whine kinda thing. Let’s just say that when he is ready to eat, he has to be fed now! He has yet to baby sign anything with the exception of “up” which he continues to do well and often. As he gets bigger, I am getting more and more of a bicep workout by carrying him. His favorite toys are his teethers, piano, and noisy toys that he can chase after. Being a typical boy, he loves the TV remote control, too, and hates it when we try and get it back from him when he changes the channel to fuzz from the popular Curious George.
Asher's sleep is a little messed up now after a week at the lake with Mommy & Daddy right next to him as he slept in the pack n play. However, normally he sleeps from 8-6 or 6:30, naps from 1-4. In the last couple days he has taken a morning nap, too.
Alivia loves to hold and play with Asher and many times will empty the toy box giving him toys to play with. She is very curious about his “differences” when she helps to change his diapers. Addison is more of a rough playmate. She has been caught throwing a ball directly at him, standing on his stomach, and pushing him over! Yeah, he goes to the restroom WITH ME now! (Just what you all wanted to know, right?). She also has her gentle side, wanting to know where Asher is at all times. It is so cute when she gives him kisses and rubs his now thicker strawberry blond hair.
With each passing month I find it more and more difficult that he can be “this old already.” At the same time, I feel so blessed to not have missed anything in these first 8 months and would not change a thing. Asher is our little 8 month old blessing.
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