eight months

april 2, 2011

about 19-19.5 pounds

28 inches

Dearest Carson,

Your eighth month was another special one full of growing and learning! You continue to be a happy and curious little guy! We absolutely love to see your smile and hear your sweet sounds. You’re still wearing 6-9 month clothes. You wear size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 at night. The size 4 will last all night, and you really appreciate not having your diaper changed in the middle of the night. You still usually wake up once during the night, but you’ve slept a full 8-9 hours several more times this month! You usually only take two naps each day now, and are nursing 5-6 times a day. Early in the month, something exciting happened that changed your world; you learned to move forward! After a couple of months of scooting backwards, it was exciting to be able to get where you wanted to go! Instead of the traditional crawl, you crawl with your belly on the floor. As the month progressed, you got faster and faster at moving forward. You really like to get your hands on anything electronic. You spend a lot of time crawling and diving towards the XBox, TV remotes, cell phones, computers, and electric cords. We spend a decent amount of time redirecting your attention and trying to show you that your toys are lots more fun than all of that stuff! You still enjoy your books, puzzles, blocks, and rattles. Your teeth didn’t seem to bother you as much this month. You’ve felt good much of the time and have spent more time playing independently. You started going to the cradle roll class at church on Sunday mornings with Madelyn this month! You sit in the little seat as she teaches you to pat the Bible and plays and sings with you. Sometimes she feeds you your breakfast, too. Another milestone this month was related to food! We introduced you to fruit this month and you love it! You’ve had pears, apples, peaches, and bananas. You open your little mouth like a baby bird and wait for the next spoonful of fruit. You still don’t care too much for vegetables, but sometimes we mix them with fruit and that makes them better. By the end of the month, you’re eating three times a day! You usually have fruit and cereal for breakfast, vegetables for lunch, and fruit and cereal again before bed. On the day before your eighth month birthday, Pops and Granny came to visit and you learned to sit up independently. They teased that you wanted to wait and until they got here to reach this milestone! You’re a little wobbly, but if we help you position your legs in front of you, you can sit and play for a long time. Sitting up on your own makes you look like such a big boy! You are growing and learning so much, Baby Boy! We are thankful that God blessed us with you! Being your mama and daddy is an honor and a joy! We pray that we make wise decisions as we love and care for you.

Much love,

Mama and Daddy