Peanut turned 8 months old today and what a month it has been! He’s had a lot of growth and change.
Highlights:
- Gross Motor: He learned how to sit himself up from his tummy. He’s been trying to crawl but just ends up going backwards.
- Eating: We’ve been a lot more adventurous with his diet this month. New foods include: cucumber, steamed carrots, steamed brocolli, beef, chicken, pork, chicken liver, prunes, blueberries, soft serve, and even Auntie Vyl’s pound cake.
- Teeth: Peanut grew his first teeth this month! He got two bottoms first and then two top teeth a week later!!
- Fine Motor: He’s picking up little puffs with his fingers now and stuffs his mouth very efficiently nowadays. He loves to manipulate the different parts of his toys including flicking, spinning, turning, and patting. His favorite toys are still the stacking cups and plastic links. He also likes his O-ball car. He’s also banging two toys together pretty consistently.
- Speech: Peanut is a very vocal little boy and can be quite noisy in the morning. He makes a variety of sounds including “da”, “bwa”, “ba”, and “ma”. He says “Dada” a lot. Can we consider that his first word? He also blows raspberries all day.
- Expressions: This guy is full of funny expressions including wrinkling his nose, tilting his head to one side, smiling with his mouth wide open, and of course the pout. Sometimes it feels like he’s a little ball of ever-changing emotions.
- Events: Lots of illnesses including a virus that ended with a rash all over his body. He went to Lake Tahoe to see snow for the first time and had a good time. We took lots of trips to the aquarium and went to two different zoos this month. He’s also been going to the library for story time more consistently.
Happy 8 Months, Baby Boy! Love you!!