8 months!

Happy 8 months, sweet Baker! 

(We are a few days late, as your 8 month birthday fell on Thanksgiving day.)

I'm pretty sure I say this every month, but you are such a delight, darling boy! 

Your smile is contagious and your laughter lights up our home 

(even your fake laugh that you love to do!)

You are a joy to be around. Your sisters love you so much. You are happy to go to anyone, are great in the nursery at church and are content just sitting down and playing. You love to bounce, love to play with balls, and make a motor sound with your mouth all the time (such a boy!). You are trying to figure out this crawling thing, but haven't got it down yet. 

You are still such a big, handsome fella! You weigh somewhere around 23 lbs. You are wearing size 12m clothes and size 4 diapers. Your hair is light brown and your eyes are the brightest blue!

You have been nursing twice a day and eating 2 bottles a day, but as of last week, you are eating 4 8oz bottles a day and 3 meals of vegetables or fruits. You are feeding yourself puffs and baby mums and drinking water out of a sippy cup with help. 

You go to bed at 7 each night and have been waking sometime between 6:30 and 7:30. We are still off schedule from the time change! You take 2 naps a day, at 9 - 9:30 and at 1 - 1:30. You usually sleep about 2 hours. You love your blanket and your paci and love to sleep on your side. You are quite the snuggle bunny!

You have 2 teeth (the bottom front ones) and it feels like the ones on the sides are working on coming up too. You say "mama," "dada," and shake your head "no, no!" (which Saylor thinks is the funniest thing ever!). You love for your sisters to play with you and love bath time with them.

This month you celebrated your first Halloween and your first Thanksgiving. You were a darling little scarecrow and one sweet little turkey!

You are a happy little guy and have brought such happiness to our family. I love spending every day with you, snuggling with you early in the morning when the house is still quiet and enjoying your sweet laughter and constant jibber jabber. You are darling little fella, Baker, and we love you so very much!

Happy 8 months, sweet love.