8 Months Old

Last week, Weston had his 8-month birthday. He's grown so much this past month. His first two teeth have finally arrived and he's been babbling like crazy. He routinely says da-da but we aren't sure that he's associating it with his daddy yet. He loves to squeal and is quite loud most the time. He also says something that sounds like "em em" when he gets distressed and wants me to rescue him.

We've been much less cautious about introducing new foods to Weston as we were with Jackson. So far, he's tried bits of chicken and steak, yogurt, ice cream, pimento cheese, pizza, waffles, strawberries, and even a french fry.
{Wow, reading this list it sounds like we are raising America's Next Obese Baby but its not like he's eaten more than a few tiny bits of any of these foods.} He still nurses really well and gobbles up his baby food. He likes to self-feed lately so we've been letting him munch on cheerios, peas, beans, and suck.


While he's not crawling, Westie scoots around on his bottom sitting upright. He just uses his legs to propel him across the floor to get from point A to point B. He's much faster on the hardwoods than he is on the carpet. Its really precious. He's getting closer to crawling though, and once he gets the confidence to go for it, I think he'll be eager to be more mobile.

Westie is starting to copy us, too. If we clap our hands, he'll imitate us. Its really cute to watch Jackson bang on the table (I know, I know) and watch Westie mimic him in his highchair. They make each other laugh all the time and they seem to communicate pretty well. J will tell me that Weston wants his paci, or wants a certain toy sometimes.

We usually give the boys a bath together but lately I've given Weston his own bath with just 3 or 4 inches of water & let him lay on his back and just play. He loves to kick and splash and water on his face or in his ears doesn't seem to faze him. I can't wait to get him in the pool this summer.
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Westie's Half-Birthday

Its so hard to believe that my sweet boy is 6 months old. This first half year of his life has absolutely flown by and despite his occasional fussiness & slow start in the sleeping-thru-the-night department, Weston has been an easy baby. {I guess its all relative because nothing about having an infant is easy, per say.}




As his 6-month picture above indicates, he does not miss a meal. He was almost 21 lbs at his check-up and 28" in length. (Jackson was 21 lbs at 12 months...) Westie is barely fitting in 12-month clothing and is nearly wearing the same size diapers as his big brother. And he will max out his infant carriers weight capacity at 22 lbs so we will have to ditch that & go ahead & move him up to a rear-facing "big boy" car seat.




We started 3 solid meals a day several weeks ago and Westie gets cranky if it's feeding time and his milk isn't chased with some veggies or fruit. His favorites are squash, sweet potatoes and prunes but he'll eat pretty much anything I offer him. He also likes to share smoothies with us and he's enjoys sampling yogurt, chocolate pudding and anything else we will let him try.
Anything that is within reach is pulled directly to his mouth. No teeth have broken through yet but if his drooling is any indication, he'll have a mouthful in no time.

Weston is such a happy, good natured baby and we couldn't have asked for a more perfect fit for our family.

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5 Months of pure joy

Sweet Weston turned 5 months on January 17, and we cannot believe how fast he's become such a huge part of our family. He's the most content, laid back, lovable, chubby baby and we cannot remember life without him.

His 4-month checkup was actually closer to 5 months, but he was just shy of 20 lbs (94%tile) and 26.25" (60%tile). He's wearing 9-12 month clothing and nearly in the same size diapers as Jackson.

We started him on veggies this month and so far, I've whipped up sweet potatoes & carrots. He's still trying to decide if he likes either of them.



As far as sleeping goes, Ben broke the up-all-night curse when he held "Daddy Bootcamp" last week when I went out of town. And after Weston's epic sleep that night, he followed that up on Saturday night with a 6:30 pm to 7:30 am stretch. And up until now, we've had full nights of sleep with only the occasional outburst. Thank you Jesus!

{By the way, I was able to get my hands a pic Ben took of the chaos that was "Boys Night". Notice Weston passed out on the couch.}



But Weston's most distinctive trait is his smily face. He's almost always happy. Its so easy to catch a smile on his sweet little face and I love it.






And this was Weston's reaction to me taking him in the bounce house in the Bjorn...




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