8 months...

holy moly.... can u believe it??!! 8 months! my little string bean is 8 months old now.  and just as cute and happy as ever.... 

he is doing well here in NC.  we have a really good schedule going now.  he wakes up between 7:10 and 7:40.... i prefer 7:40 because then i can make it to the gym for a class at 8:30... if he wakes up too early we can't go because he has to go to bed exactly 2 hours after he first wakes up.... (his choice not mine).  here are some other fun facts about little man.

- he is getting better at staying at the gym daycare for the whole hour without crying the whole time... because he discovered his love for puffs and mum mums.   if he just eats the whole time he can make it.  

- his still cries when strangers hold him but he's getting better at letting them hold him for 5 min before he cries.  haha.

- he is eating a ton these days.  he nurses and eats a jar of food in the morning, he nurses and eats 2 jars of food after his first nap, he has a big bottle after his second nap and for dinner he has a big bowl of oatmeal mixed with a jar of food and another jar on the side and then he nurses before bed... and yes with all that he is still amazingly skinny!!! 

- he's skinny because if he is awake he is moving... his arms and legs are constantly flapping.  when i pick him up after a nap it sounds like he is hyperventilating he's so excited and his arms and legs are just going wild!! 

- he says mama all the time now, but more like its a sound... i don't think he's says mama to me.  

- he has discovered his tongue and constantly sticks it out... its so tiny and pointy... so cute!

- he still hate tummy time so now mommy spends tummy time on her tummy too... this way he has something to force him to look up and we can practice his rolling over... he still can't quite roll from tummy to back on his own... he does it occasionally and then other times he's mad cause he's stuck.  

- he still just has 2 of the cutest teeth ever... no signs of others coming in...

- he is still the happiest baby ever... (except for my cousin amy's baby mark... he really is the happiest baby ever!!) but he smiles often and laughs... he's very ticklish and laughs so hard when you tickle his sides and back... especially the insides of his legs... too funny!!

- he is very curious and sees and touches everything within his reach... and reaches hard for the things too far away... he loves shopping with mommy and just grabs everything off the shelves..  

- his hand coordination is great! he can pick up puffs with 2 tiny little fingers and wiggle it around till its in a place he can put it in his mouth and he can take one puff from one hand with the other hand... pretty tricky.

- and oh that hair.... it just gets longer and still stands straight out... it is starting to fall a little in front... 

who could resist that face!!

isn't he just getting so big!

we still love this little guy!! he's so fun and happy and smart! can't wait to see what he learns this month!