8 MONTHS

Maks, you are 8 months old!

You weigh 19 lbs.

You wear 12 - 18 months clothes.

You eat 5 6-oz bottles and eat 3 meals a day and some snacks, of course.

You sleep through the night, most nights, for 11 hours!! And, you take 2, 1 1/2 - 2 hour naps!! Yeah!!

You will eat anything that is given to you.  You have tried all the Gerber 2nd and 3rd foods.  You have also had a french fry, bread, pizza crust, green beans, hamburger meat, strawberries, grapes, mashed potatoes, cheese, yogurt, crackers and possibly a little bit of icing off of a cupcake.

You are such a happy boy and will go to anyone.  When you see someone new, you just put your arms out for them to pick you up.  I'm so glad that you are so friendly!

You are a crawling machine and can make it from one side of the room to other faster than I would like.  We will soon be in the wonderful world of baby gates again.  You favorite thing right now is for Maya to crawl around and for you to "chase" her.  Sometimes, she lets you win and you crack up if you get to touch her. 

You still love to jump.  If you are being held, you will bounce nonstop or jump on someones legs until their arms get tired. 

You still LOVE your sister.  She can make you laugh at the drop of a hat!  She will fall down or make a silly noise and you start that wonderful laugh of yours. 

As I have been typing this, I have gotten up four times to try to get you back to sleep (glad I mentioned your sleeping abilities) so I have to stop now. 

We love you little buddy!

P.S. Yes, my daughter is wearing her swimming suit.  She just got a new one and apparently it is the coolest thing this 3-year-old has owned in a long time.  As soon as she gets home from preschool, she changes into her swimsuit, her coverup and some silver flats.  She even begged me the other night to let her sleep in it.  I caved in...she slept in the coverup, but not the swimsuit.