watch out world!
Bruce is now 8 months old and what an incredible "leap" he has made this past month.
Movement: The biggest news this month has been that Bruce is on the move. Bruce quickly went from a pre-crawl at his 7 month birthday to crawling, climbing, and standing on his own (holding on to the couch or the gates), and last week he took his first 2 steps on his own while holding on to the couch. He seems to prefer standing to sitting and will pull himself up at any given moment and has learned to stand up in his crib too! He's also learned the hard way that what goes up, must come down. So there's been a few falls, usually on his bottom but also a few times on his noggin.
Oral: Bruce has also been testing out his vocal cords. He often utters dada and the occasional mum, but his latest sound is a not so lovely growl. My description can not do it justice really. Am I a bad mom if I say it sounds like an exorcism?!? my little monster. He also has a very sweet babble that he does when he is sleepy, kind of like he is trying to sing along to his lullaby.
Bruce also had his 3rd tooth break through (facing him, it's to the right of the center two teeth). We think its emergence was aided by one of his falls, but its there and pushing out more and more each day.
Eating: Bruce continues to be a good eater, eating solids twice a day (fruit/oatmeal for lunch and veggies for dinner) and drinking about 27-33 oz of formula each day. Vegetables, and still carrots, remain his favorite. New foods he has tried this month: peaches and corn (mixed with sweet potatoes). We also tried giving him a chicken noodle baby food (his first meat) and he was not happy about that. The first time I actually saw him spit his food out on purpose. So not ready for that yet. Bruce hasn't really taken to his sippy cup, just teethed on it and played with it. The other day we tried to use just an open plastic cup and he seemed to like drinking water that way, so maybe we'll skip the sippy cup for now.
Sleeping and General Health: Not too much new in these categories. Bruce is sleeping pretty well through the night. Strangely, he pushed his bedtime back to 10PM the week before daylight savings, so now with the time change he's back to his 9PM bedtime. He sleeps through most nights to about 7-8AM. Dada has been a real trooper, getting up with Bruce and getting him ready for the day. Bruce has still managed to allude his first cold (being at home with us I'm sure has helped). Bruce received his booster shot for the seasonal flu and his first dose of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccination.
Bruce playing with his blocks
Bruce still loves his jumperoo
(check out my Emory hat Aunt Becky)
Bruce's new swing
(he outgrew the old one he loved)
Bruce's newest toy: a musical walker
Bruce after pulling himself up on his gate
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