eight months old

Asher, you are 8 months old!

Another month has flown by us at warp speed.  I know every parent says this, but I really can't believe how quickly the time is going.  Can it really have been eight months since I first met this wonderful boy?

Asher, you are growing in leaps and learning new things exponentially. 

Just this month you learned how to blow raspberries, drink through a straw, sit up independently {if I help you get up}, and roll over {really quickly!} in both directions.

You are so interested in everything that goes on around you.

Mr. A you make your Daddy and I smile all the time.  You are our biggest joy and the reason we don't mind waking up at 7am on the weekends.  :o)  Keep learning and growing little man - we can't wait to see what you do next!

At 8 months, Asher:

• weighs around 18.5 pounds
• wears a size 3 diaper
• wears 6-9 month clothes
• nurses/drinks 4, 8oz bottles a day
• eats 2 cubes of food twice a day
• still doesn't like any finger foods
• has tried applesauce, sweet potatoes, pears, peaches, oatmeal, peas, green beans, avocado, and carrots
• sleeps 11-12 hours straight at night
• takes 3 naps during the day {at 8:30, 12, 4}
• rolls everywhere!!
• can't crawl yet, but scoots pretty well
• went to a whole summer worth of Little Bugs classes
• babbles constantly {you love to tell me stories! Ah, bla, mmm, ddd}
• loves your Jumparoo!
• splashes like crazy in the bathtub
• can now sit up like a champ in the highchair, shopping cart, and restaurant highchair
• has 2 teeth {bottom, center}
• smiles hugely every time I sing your favorite song {This is the day that the Lord has made!}
• thinks the mesh bag hanging from his closet is the coolest, most exciting thing {go figure}
• and Mommy's personal favorite:  you reach up for me to pick you up!