8 Months

I'm not sure where the last 8 month have gone; however, here we are only 4 months from Connor's first birthday! Connor is so much fun these days and as sweet as ever! He loves, loves, loves watching Elli run all around and especially loves it when his dad walks in the door from work. We continue to call him 'bubba,' but Elli has now also started the nickname 'bubbies.'

This little guy is not yet crawling, but gets on all fours and rocks back and forth. He loves to stand up and I just started holding his hands while he tries to walk. Connor is quite the jumper and loves to bounce up and down while standing. Although he is not yet crawling, Connor sure does know how to get around. He rolls all over the place and can get from one side of the room to the other side in seconds!

Connor is now eating 3 meals a day and is starting to prefer table food over his baby food. He has tried many table foods, but mac and cheese seems to be his favorite! He still continues to get about 24 ounces a day of milk (half of formula and half of breastmilk). He takes 4 bottles a day (3 big ones and 1 small one in the afternoon). These days, he gets extremely distracted while taking his bottle, so we usually have to give it to him when there are no other distractions in the room. His bedtime is typically anywhere between 7:00 and 7:30 and he usually sleeps until 7:00 or 7:30 in the morning. He still is relatively easy to put down to bed, but we've had a couple days in the past week where he fought it. Connor sleeps with a 'lovey' each night and typically needs this 'lovey' or blanket to hold onto while taking his bottle.

Connor loves to play and will now get mad if you take away a toy that he was playing with. Some of his favorites include his piano and toy rattle. He still loves it when I sing to him and play peek a boo!

Happy 8 month birthday to my favorite little guy!!