Muchkin man here is 8 months old! We took him the to the doctor yesterday for his well check and shots (a week late). Here are our boys stats: 27.9" long (51%), 19 lbs 7 oz (57%) and 17.56" (50%) for his smart brain. He also got his shots and cried for 10 seconds and then just smiled his gummy at the nurse ("Look at this cute smile, you can't give me another shot if I smile....") . I think he has started to catch on that usually people give him whatever he wants if he smiles cute enough. Such a ham.
Mason is still a gummy and doesn't appear to have any teeth even close to cutting through, or even forming in his gums. Even though he doesn't have any teeth, it doesn't stop him from eating everything in sight. I can tell he is starting to show preferences, but he will still eat everything we give him. He definitely loves fruit the most, with watermelon taking the #1 spot. The other day I made a PB&J smoothie and he would cry and cry for more but then once we gave him more he would scream because it would give him a brain freeze. It was sad, but entertaining to watch. Once we have in 15 minutes to melt he drank it up in about 1 minute. He was a fan.
Milestone- he can sit 100% on his own and he is a proficient army crawler. One day I looked over and he was just army crawling away. Robert refers to it more as a caterpillar crawl, but either way. He is mobile! He also isn't a fan of being still. We are in the middle of the game when I put him down to change his diaper and he rolls over.
He can also do the signs for "more" and "water"!
He recently dropped to just three liquid feedings a day; once in the morning when he wakes up, after his afternoon nap and right before bed. He would probably be happy if he weaned right now since he loves food so much, but I feel like 8 months is still a tad too early. He takes two naps a day, morning nap is about an hour and half and the afternoon nap is about two hours.
Mason is the smiliest baby, and I love it. He will just stare at people until he can get their attention and he just smiles and coo's when they look at him. When people look at him first and try to get his attention he will get eye contact and he turns into the biggest flirt. On the bright side, taking pictures of him is the easiest thing in America.
He is still the happiest when he can be outdoors; playing in the grass, going on a walk, touching leaves or feeling the wind. Nature is his happy place, and he is our happy place. I've loved watching him grow up!
During his 8th month of his life he got his first pair of sunglasses, went for his first wagon ride, learned to drink out of a sippy cup, had Grandma and Grandpa Davis come and visit and had his first weekend alone with dad (while Calvin and I were in SF with Micah)
