Our Little Guy is Eight Months Old

Carter turned eight months old last Thursday (January 27th).  I can't believe that he is already eight months old!  He started crawling on January 14th and hasn't stopped since.  He is into everything and anything.  Addy is quickly learning to put away any toys she doesn't want her brother to get his hands on.  Carter especially loves to pull himself up to the train table and wreck the track and everything else on top of the table. 

Carter is a very happy and easy going little guy.  He currently has four teeth--2 bottom and two on the top just broke through.  He has been fussy for a few evenings, so I think there are more teeth coming soon.  He is becoming more and more interested in food.  He loves his veggies and still isn't thrilled about the fruits, although he is tolerating them more and more.  We have started giving him a sippy cup, but he hasn't quite grasped the concept of drinking from anything other than his bottle yet.

Carter has also settled into a sleeping/napping routine, which I am SO happy about.  He takes a morning nap that usually lasts about an hour and a half.  In the afternoon he goes down for about an hour and a half to two hours.  I am especially thrilled on the days when the two kids naps happen at the same time!  Carter's bedtime is usually around 8:15.  We have settled into a routine of diaper change and story before bedtime.  He goes to sleep with a Beatles lullaby c.d playing and his silky in hand.  He typically sleeps until about 7 a.m., which is fabulous!  Addy has also started sleeping later and also gets up around 7am. 

Looking for trouble...

All smiles

We are so proud of our little guy.  He is such a happy, fun-loving baby who makes us smile so many times throughout the day.  We are happy that he is hitting his milestones, but I would also like him to slow down just a bit and be my baby boy for a while longer!