Monday, December 27, 2010

eight months

just when i thought this little guy couldn't grow any faster, he's gone & aged another month.  he has changed so much in the last month, it's nuts.  p-ray is eight months old.  i know he's still a baby, but he feels so much like a little boy to me now.  he has so much personality & seems very kid-ish to me.  it's so crazy how much & how quickly they change.

here's my little baby all growed up to eight months.
{compare previous monthly pics here.}


parker seems to have lost a teeny bit of his baby chub this month, & it may or may not have been due to the development of his newest milestone: CRAWLING.  he is fully mobile now, people.  the kid gets up on his hands & knees & goes wherever the heck he wants to go.  if you're in his way, he pushes up on his feet & will crawl right over you.


he crawls from room to room & will crawl to your feet & pull on your leg to be picked up.  if you're holding him & he wants to go to someone else, he leans out of your arms & reaches for them.  he has shown a bit of fear for the first time, like when we use the paper shredder or vacuum.  he loves to ride in the shopping cart  & sits in high chairs at restaurants.  he still loves bath time & would stay in there all night if he could.  he gets so excited when he sees his mom or dad but still loves everyone he meets.  he's discovered his boy parts & reaches down there during diaper changes.  typical boy.

speaking of diaper changes, they have become an all out war.  i have no idea how someone who only weighs twenty pounds could be so hard to control, but he manages to squirm & wiggle his way onto his belly while we're trying to put on a new diaper or change his clothes.  he HATES being on his back & will roll over immediately if put down on it.  taking this eight month picture took lots of distraction & help from sam.

he's tried sweet potatoes, peas & brown rice, bananas, & apples & apricots now but doesn't really get the big deal about solid foods.  he is still 100% breastfed & i'm worried he'll never eat real food.  it's gonna make it pretty weird for the teenage years.

he has three teeth now {two bottoms, one top}.  he wears size four diapers, eighteen month onsies, & six to twelve month clothes.  he weighed twenty pounds at his last doctor appointment.

and he is still so dang cute.


love this kid.

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19 comments:

  1. OMG... your little guy is adorable. I am so proud of him and I don't even know him. Crawling so well already. My little guy is not even close. I'm ok with it but it sure sounds like fun to see him go. Happy B-day P-ray! Happy holidays to you guys.

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  2. go parker! he's doing great i see! man, you have no idea how INSANE diaper changes are going to be. man, the fights... it just gets worse. to the point where you think of your plan of action before you even start the diaper change.

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  3. He looks so happy & healthy! Glad you were able to gang up on him and get such a nice 8th month pic!

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  4. He is such a cutie pie, I'm a new follower & can't wait to read more; hopefully you'll stop by my blog soon! :)

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  5. cutest little man ever!!! I can't wait to start planning his big day. Its going to be here in a blink of an eye! :)

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  6. OMG He's so cute!!! Can't believe he is 8 months old!!!!

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  7. Happy 8 months to Parker! He is such a cute little guy. Happy Holidays! :)

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  8. Oh yeah isn't it crazy how you can take pictures of them one month then the next you are sweating all over the place because they wont let you anymore. He is soo cute. I can't wait to meet him!! I will give him big kisses. He is such a big boy I love it. Oh P-ray you melt my heart!!!

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  9. oh and the diaper changes. Wait till he still has poop on his butt and all a sudden takes off on you. It's joyous!!

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  10. diaper changes are horrrrrible. ryan and i both end up screaming at each other every time and walk away with bruises. I feel your pain. Congrats P-ray on crawling that is awesome!!!!

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  11. I swore I would end up nursing Evan until he went to college because he had NO INTEREST in solids at 7 months, 8 months, 10 months, 12 months...It took until he was a full 13 months and we could go straight to Goldfish and crackers and peanut butter and other real person foods for him to eat solids. I promise P will get there too.

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  12. So I actually teared up a little reading this post. I can't believe little P-Ray is eight.months.old!! How do we slow it down???

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  13. How cute!!! Happy 8 Months Parker! So close to crawling.

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  14. He is so cute! Happy 8 months Parker!

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  15. oh my gosh he looks so cute in those crawling pics. and diaper changes are already a battle for us too, I can only imagine how hard it will be once riley starts crawling! happy 8 month birthday to parker!

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  16. so. dang. cute. happy eight months handsome little boy!

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  17. I love reading your blog :) I think its because we're going through mommyhood for the first time and our babies are about the same age. I keep wondering if Christian will crawl...ever! He will be 8 months on 01/07. Keep up the great blogging :)

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