8 Months Old

Height: about 28 inches  Weight: about 18 pounds

This month Dallin began sleeping a lot more! His naps are usually about an hour long but we do still get the occasional 20 minute nap. He eats two solid meals a day with some snacking in between. He nurses about every two hours as well. It has been fun to watch him learn to pick up pieces of food or get excited when he is put in his high chair because he knows what is coming! 

Other fun things he has learned is how to pull himself up to a stand. He started only a couple days ago and now he is practicing every day! In fact, last night we had to put his crib mattress on the lowest level because he kept standing up. We also moved Dallin to a convertible car seat this month which he was skeptical about but now he likes it well enough. 

As for sitting up on his own...we are making slow and steady progress. The piano toy (pictured below) is the only thing that truly motivates him to sit up. But other than that he just throws himself backwards or to the side so that he can get back on the floor and army crawl around. 

Likes:

- Standing

- Climbing on Mommy and Daddy

- Gerber puffs

- Drinking from cups

- Theme songs when we watch tv

- Cords ( I think they will always be a favorite)

- Exploring everywhere in the apartment

Dislikes:

- Having things taken from him that he shouldn't play with

- Having his nose sucked (caught another cold)

- The vacuum cleaner, hand dryers, or hair dryers (these actually frighten him to tears at times) 

Can i see the camera?