Happy 8 Months, Bennett!

At 8 months, you:

- wear size 3 diapers. 

- wear 9-12 month clothes. 

- are not very interested in a bottle. You rarely take more than 4 oz at a time, usually not even that much. You are very interested in what the big people eat, though. 

- eat food mid-morning and at supper time. You pretty much like anything. You don't love green veggies, but you'll eat them. If they are mixed with something else, you don't even notice. 

- like to eat Puffs and the baby Yogurt bites. 

- went swimming for the first time. You LOVE the bath tub, so we knew you'd like the pool. We were right. You like the float, but you'd rather us hold you so you can really get to the water. And you'd really rather us just let you go in the water...you think you'd be just fine without us. 

- got your first tooth!! You actually got your first two bottom teeth within 2 or 3 days of each other. 

- such a happy, easy little guy. You're very laid back and go with the flow, most of the time. 

- are not big on sleep. We've done some sleep training this week, and you've actually taken naps in your bed that lasted longer than 45 minutes, which is a first for you. So we've been excited and encouraged. 

- still wake up during the night, usually once. You take about 4 oz and lay right back down and go to sleep, so I don't complain. Since you won't take a bottle during the day, I make sure you get one whenever you'll take one. Even if it's at 3 am. You usually wake up once around 3-4, take a bottle, then sleep another 3-4 hours. So, you're sleeping til 8-9 some days! 

- can go from a crawling to a sitting position. And you've started pulling up in your bed, too. Slow down, dude!!

- wave hi and bye

- are tough. If you take a tumble that I know would have been very dramatic for your sister, you might cry a minute, then you're over it and ready to go again. 

- have adopted a lovie this week - a monkey, George, named by sister. 

- LOVE your sister. You get so excited when she is around. 

- are such a loving baby boy. You're busy, and you're tough, but you give the sweetest, slobbery-est kisses. And you still love to snuggle when you're sleepy. 

- Bennett Dale, you are such a joy to us. We all love to make you smile and giggle and love every second of watching you grow. God could not have sent a more perfect addition to our family. We love you much, baby boy!