8 Month Wrap Up!

HAPPY 8 MONTHS OWEN!

(Pssssst!.. I am trying a new way of posting so that I can capture the entire month)

Month 8 flew by! But I must admit, he has had the largest amount of growth this month compared to the others.  A lot has happened!

Play:  Everything Owen touches goes in his mouth! He is like King Midas except instead of gold it's drool. He has been able to do a lot more playing since he can get around now.  Currently, he is obsessed with Lola! He has always loved her, but now its pretty sad, he chases her everywhere, stalker style, and Lola continues to be wonderful to him.

Happenings:  The Fourth of July! We had a really great day..my friends family and ours went to the parade, frontier days, and then saw fireworks.  He loved the parade, and he was a real trooper for such a long day.

Sleep:  Owen goes to bed around 6-7pm and wakes up between 5:30 and 6:30am.  He takes 2-3 naps during the day.  In general sleep is good, when there isn't a tooth coming in.  Kevin and I crack up when he sleeps like this, we call this his assassinated pose :)

Favorites:  Anything that has a cord, the drapes, the vacuum/roomba, Lola, walking toys, his play table and house, and climbing!

Checkup:  Weight -around 19lbs (52%).  Height- 27'' (92%) approx. Teeth- 4, 2 top and 2 bottom. Healthy baby boy!

Milestones:  I can't believe I can say this in the same sentence this month but..it's official! We have a walker AND a crawler! Craziness, I agree.  I never thought he would crawl until one day his need to get the roomba was so strong he hobbled with a peg leg over to it.  Owen definitely is in the 'attachment phase', clinging to mommy and screaming when I walk away.

 Play:  We have been so active this month! Here we are below at the arboretum with the cousins.  We go to the zoo, pool, park, have play dates....this is really such a fun baby age, I am loving it :)

 

Clothes:  Owen has made a lot of growing milestones but not physically! He's still in his 6-12 month clothes but growing out of them and into the 12 month clothes more and more.  Oh and he wears a size 5.5 shoe.

FYI:  He gets into everything now! And FAST! we definitely childproofed but need to do more because he is very determined to get something he sees!  And he loves to climb for example...

Owen attended his first Wedding! He donned a seersucker blue stripe suit and danced a fool but was sleeping about a half hour after dinner:) 

Mommy:  Being home with Owen has proved its perks this past month.  He literally is new every single day now and I get to see it all, and it is summer, we have a lot of fun! I got to celebrate my 30th birthday this year with my friends and family.  I went all out taking a trolly all around the city stoping at a few bars with great friends.  And, my husband treated be to an upgrade of my engagement ring! He took me to our jeweler and I got to pick out a new setting :)

Cannot wait to see what month 9 brings,

~A