8 months

So much has happened with Cam in the last week! At 8 months, Cam:
-Naps for 1.5 hours twice a day most days (sometimes a 3rd afternoon nap but most days only 2)
-Still wears size 3 diapers
-Wears 6-12 month clothes and will probably soon fit into 12-18 month tops
-Has 2 teeth- both of his bottom front ones. The second one came in 2 weeks ago -May be close to getting another tooth- the drooling and hands in mouth started again a couple of days ago
-Is getting thicker hair on top of his head but the sides are still really short. He looks like he's got a military-do
-Still HATES going in his room for his nap but generally falls asleep within 15 minutes for his morning nap. It takes awhile to fall asleep in the afternoon.
-Is SO sensitive
-Is STUBBORN! Possibly more stubborn than Kaden....
-Is starting to wave hi. Right now it mostly consists of him raising his whole arm up and down
-Understands the sign for "more" although has never initiated it on his own. When I push his hands together he helps a little and then stares at the food
-Has tried all veggies
-Has tried pears and peaches. He eats solids once a day and nurses every 4 hours.
-Is CRAWLING!! Hands and Knees!!
-Can get from his back to sitting EASILY!
-Has got the strongest abs in the history of abs
-Can get from sitting to his hands and knees EASILY
-Can get from his belly up to his hands and knees but it takes more effort
-Can pull himself standing occasionally
-Understands the concept of cruising and initiates cruising. He has gone from an activity table pushed up against the ottoman to the ottoman without help but is VERY wobbly.
-Loves to stand
-Can walk forward in the walker
-Doesn't like to jump nearly as much as he used to
-Spends most of the time in the car staring at Kaden and laughing with him
-Is spoiled- gets carried around often
-Is ticklish on his neck, belly and shoulders
-LOVES to be outside and is rarely fussy if we are outside
-Enjoys putting paper in his mouth...
-Has a pretty serious looking face but when he smiles it melts your heart!
-Babbles when Kaden isn't around but is much more quiet than Kaden was
-Sticks out his tongue occasionally when he's concentrating
-Wants me to hold him if he sees that I am around. In fact, he screams until I pick him up.
-Will go to anybody but always looks around to see where I am
-Rubs his eyes when he's tired. He will also lay his head on my shoulder for just one second... I think it's his way of telling me to put him to bed without completely giving in.

He's such a sweet baby and we have been so blessed. Enjoy the pictures of my 8 month old boy!

Crawling

Hooray!

On Tuesday, Cam started to crawl. He went from sitting up to his hands and knees and then... moved his legs forward, and then his hands!

On Wednesday, he was able to move legs, arms, legs, arms...

And today, he's moving quite a bit! He actually seems SO much happier too.... Maybe it's just the fact that he knows now how to do it and how to get to what he wants that he seems more content. This evening he got from his belly up to his hands and knees for the first time. I am proud of this little guy!

Here's a video I took on my phone. It's not a great example, but I got a good one with our real video camera. Actually, as I was recording, he got from his belly to his hands and knees for the first time!

Ya know....

when you need the baby to go to sleep right away so they can take a long enough nap before you have to pack up and go again?? And then it NEVER EVER works out the way you plan it!!!

Here's a VERY awake baby on the montior this morning... Maybe we'll take a better nap this afternoon?!?

Oh, but by watching the monitor, I realized the Cam can actually get up on to his knees without help... what a stinker!

Frustrated... but starting to get it

Cam has been FRUSTRATED lately! And so have I! It's so hard to watch a little guy who wants to move so bad just lay there and squirm about, not moving an inch.

In that past month, Cam has really wanted to move. He started to roll to his side and scoot a bit awhile back but stopped doing that completely. I'm not sure why, maybe because he's spoiled, but he would just lay there and cry until someone couldn't stand it anymore and got him what he wanted. He is completely strong enough to at least army crawl, if not crawl the right way.

However, in that past week, Cam made a great deal of progress in a few areas and has seemed slightly less frustrated.
-He has better balance in sitting
-He can get from sitting to his hands and knees
-He can get from his hands and knees back to sitting
-He can get from his back to sitting 50% of the time (abs of steel)
-He has taken one or two little scoots forward on his hands and knees -He can cruise on his toys and on the ottoman with someone supporting him (but not helping him)

Here's a video of him from yesterday... yes, it's a dog toy... but whatever works, right??


Sometime when I go get him from his nap, he is either sitting or on his knees looking out of the crib. He gives the BIGGEST grin when he sees me!

I just feel bad for him. I see how badly he wants to move and can't quite figure it out. Hopefully soon!