Seventh Month

I know I've said it before, but I cannot believe Henry is already 8 months old. It's crazy how fast time has flown by. We love him more and more each day and we've had lots of fun getting to know him. His personality has really come out over the last couple of months. He has a short fuse when he wants something, I have no idea where he gets that. Ha!  When he's happy, the whole world knows it as he smiles from ear to ear. He also has the best laugh, my most favorite laugh!  But oh boy, when he's fed up, you will hear about that too. A couple of weeks ago, he learned that if you arch your back and scream really loud while gritting your teeth (gums in his case) you will definitely get some kind of attention. Most of the time, he's just testing to see what kind of reaction he gets and then smiles really big. Such a faker! 

He loves to play in the bathtub now too. He's graduated from the baby bath tub and now gets to play in his  inflatable duck bathtub with his toys. 

Although Henry is very curious about the world around him, he hasn't started crawling yet.  One would think we would be ready for this stage, but after seeing other babies his age getting into anything and everything, Mike and I are completely fine that he's content with things just at arm's reach.  He will be crawling, pulling up and walking before we know it so we're just enjoying the "lazy" stage. He loves his soft toys for cuddling and his hard plastic toys for banging on the floor and any innocent bystanders. 

Speaking of innocent bystanders, he LOVES Eileen. For months he would watch her from a distance and smile if she came near, but now he squeals and reaches out for her. It's funny to watch him cringe and put his hands over his face to protect himself from her slobbery kisses. She loves her little skin brother and is super protective with him when new people come over. We've nicknamed her Mama Bear because she's so great with him.

Henry still has a great appetite. We've tried all kinds of fruits and veggies and even pureed chicken. Doesn't that sound yummy?! :)   He still takes 4 bottles a day and eats homemade baby food 3 times a day.  Sweet potatoes are still his favorite, but he also loves blueberry yogurt which is the only store bought food that he eats. 

During the fifth and sixth months, Henry was almost over his pacifier, not wanting it much at all.  We of course were ready to see it go, but during the 7th month, Henry developed Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease and wanted his pacifier almost all day everyday. I guess it was comforting. We're working on getting rid of it for good now.  The goal has always been to have it gone before his first birthday and so far, it's looking like an easy goal. We shall see.


Milestones:
finally learned how to roll from his back to his belly on October 24th
Second round of flu shot and didn't cry hardly at all. I think Mama was more upset than Henry was. :)


Weight on 11/18: 20 pounds