Monday, June 18, 2018

Henry's 8 Month Update



Weight: ~17lbs

Length: ~28.5"

Loves: Crawling! He is always on the move and he's quite the fast little army crawler. He can move through the house just as fast as the rest of us and he'll crawl right out the door if you not watching! I can't tell you how many times I grab something from the car only to turn around and find Henry half way out the door on the concrete!

Hates: He hates being held or contained. While he loves snuggles when he's sleepy he is not a fan when it's go time! He wants to play run and race with his big brother. Jack will run back and forth down the hall way and Henry is right behind him on his belly. Sometimes Jack is faster and doubles back before Henry can make it all the way and then there's a weird monkey-in-the-middle game going on and Henry gets really mad. It's all fun and games until the baby is stuck in the middle 😉

Milestones: He's just starting to pull up on things! He can do it pretty well on my legs when I sit on the floor but he hasn't really gotten into doing it with toys or furniture. He likes to stand and will take one or two steps with our hands but he's not confident at all. He'd rather jump and bob instead of walk.

Sleep: Awesome! He still goes down around 7:30 and gets up around 5:30. I'd like to move him back towards 8 like Jack but I don't know if we'll be able to do that until he's off the bottle. It's just too complicated trying to feed him and put Jack to bed. So this is working for us now.

Eating: He still eats 4-5 6-8oz bottles a day and 3 puree meals. I think he's trying to drop his first bottle and go down to 4 bottles a day but I still force him to eat some in the morning, it works better for daycare and since she's the one that has to deal with him all day I do what I can to make it easier for her. He is finally venturing into chucky foods! He hasn't liked the textures so it's been a much slower process than Jack but we're getting there! He likes strawberries, blue berries, puffs, and teething crackers. We're going to try some more vegetables and peanut butter again soon so fingers crossed!

Teething: Still only has his bottom two teeth but the tops are looking mighty swollen and he's pretty fussy so I'm hoping they pop through soon!