Eight Months

Perhaps the biggest month yet! All of a sudden our baby seems like a completely new child. He has a new later bedtime (by his own choice of course), he rolled over from his back to his stomach for the first time at 7 months 1 week and hasn't stopped rolling ever since, he sleeps on his tummy now, went to his first A's game, has really found his voice and babbles the entire commute to daycare (just about the cutest thing ever!), loves to blow bubbles and make clicking noises with his tongue, got a new puppy, and we are now supplementing with forumla.

He is eating three meals a day. Breakfast is typically bananas and oatmeal, lunch is peas and carrots or some yams, dinner is avocado, apples, and hard boil egg yolk.

His new favorite thing to do when we are feeding him is drop his spoon (he MUST have his own spoon while we are trying to feed him) and look over the side to see where it landed. We pick it up and give it back to him only for him to drop it again. What a fun game! Not really, especially now that we have a puppy who tries to get the spoon before we can :-)

He is so close to crawling! He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. He is also quite the yogi! Downward dog, childs pose, and plank position seem to be his favorites.

Still no teeth! Also, most difficult photo shoot yet. This kid is on the move and not about to sit still for mom to take his picture.

 

 

Blowing raspberries, he loves doing this!

 

 

 

Lucy, newest member of the family

Happy Easter!

 

Seven Months

Consistantly eating oatmeal, avocado, yams, and butternut squash.

Started swim lessons at the YMCA. Dunked under water and everything! No surprise, he loves the water.

Sitting up really well now with little to no assistance.

First fever and sickness. White bumps on tongue, probably hand, foot, mouth, but never confirmed. After two weeks of sleepless nights, bumps in mouth, and a very unhappy baby, we finally got our smiley and cheerful child back!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trip to the beach

 

Beach babe

 

Fun at the park

 

 

Six Months

First full month of mom back to work and Owen at daycare (3 days/week) and grandma and grandpa (1 day/week).

Introduced more food:
   avocado - winner!
   yams - another favorite
   apples - surprisingly not a fan

Starting to sit up with a pillow.

Has found his feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five Months

It has been a big month with lots of changes including new room, new bed, daycare, bottles, and solid food.

On New Years day we moved Owen out of our room and into his own room as well as out of the pack 'n play and into his crib. The transition was very smooth - I think we are all sleeping much better in our own rooms!

The last feeding of the day has always a huge struggle so I started pumping and giving him a bottle instead each night before bed which that has been working out great for us. He will happily take 5-8 ounces and definitely recognizes that bottle. He has even started holding it all by himself. Amazing how fast they learn!

My maternity leave came to an end and a week before Owen turned five months, I went back to work and he started daycare. So far we are both adjusting pretty well. It's hard being away from him, but it helps knowing he is well taken care of and having a great time playing with the other kids and toys. His sleeping has greatly improved (both naps and at night) in large part to our new routine and schedule and also because daycare tires him out!

We introduced solids just before he turned five months, starting with rice cereal. He took to it better than expected. He knew just what to do with the spoon and seemed to like it ok. I can't believe how big he is getting. It was crazy to see him in a high chair for the first time - definitely not a baby anymore!

He is slowly discovering his feet and has recently started grabbing his toes. He also just figured out that he can stick his fingers into other people's mouth which he thinks is the funniest thing ever.    

 

 

 

Four Months

Rolling over now from stomach to back, but only when he feels like it.

Out with the swaddle and in with the sleep sack.

Sleep regression like whoa! The day after he turned 3 months, our six to eight hour stretches of nighttime sleep were a thing of the past and sadly, have still not returned!

Decided he doesn't like a bottle anymore - not good since he is going to daycare very soon! So I spent a week working on giving him a bottle every day and something finally clicked thank goodness.

Thanksgiving day at my parent's house

Four month check up went well. Head circumference and height continue to measure on 50 percentile, but his weight dropped off significantly. Since that appointment I've started pumping and feeding him a bottle at night which he seems to prefer. He now takes his bottle like a champ, putting back 6-9 ounces before bedtime.  

 

Three Months

I can sum up Owen's development this month in three simple words:
- giggles
- hands
- strength

We first heard his little giggle at 10 weeks and it really is the best sound I have ever heard.

This boy loves to suck on his hands and quite loudly I might add! He also likes to hold his hands together and is learning how to bring things - anything and everything - to his mouth.

Man oh man is he getting strong. He is really arching his back when he is on the ground and (spoiler alert for Month 4) has just learned to roll over! He rolled from his stomach to back over Thanksgiving weekend at 3 months 1 week old. We have a very busy and active boy on our hands!

Lots of firsts this month.

First Halloween

First concert: James Blunt

First trip to Tahoe

First time all bundled up in his bear outfit

First hike in Tahoe

Truckee River

Feeding on the go - what happens when you are on a walk and baby is hungry but there are no benches!

First trip to Carson City and first time meeting Great Grandma

 



Three month photo shoot: