8 Months

Logan is now eight months old and growing like crazy.  This past month he has realized how much he loves food and is becoming less interested in his bottle and more interested in baby food and some table food.  I am always so afraid of feeding him anything, for fear of him choking, but with Addie not getting her first tooth til 14 months I know Logan will probably follow a similar pattern and so he just needs to start gumming food now!  He is a champ at eating.  I was worried that once I introduced fruits to him, he would refuse veggies, but he still loves to eat them.  He loves green beans, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, pears, peaches, bananas, and has recently started enjoying yogurt and little pieces of bread.  He is working on his pincer grasp and has started to get the hang of feeding himself little puffs and loves them!  He is currently wearing a wide range of clothing sizes.  He still wears some six months things, has mostly nine months, but it now moving on to some twelve month stuff.  He is getting so big!  This past month Logan started having physical therapy once a month through early intervention.  We were starting to get a little worried about his lack of interest/motivation to get moving and sitting up, etc.  He is a really happy, easy baby, but he still isn't a solid sitter, refuses to roll (except from is belly to back), will not (no matter what) bear weight on his legs when you try to stand him up, and just generally prefers to be laying down to anything else.  Seriously, if you lay him down he doesn't move, he wakes up in the morning in the exact same spot I laid him down at.  I know I shouldn't be complaining because a non-mobile baby is so much easier, but as a mom I just start to worry when he isn't hitting his milestones.  As of right now he really isn't behind and didn't technically qualify for services through early intervention, but they were able to put us in the program anyway.  The physical therapist comes once a month and gets Logan all worked up doing things he doesn't want to do!  But really it us more for me to learn how I can work with him.  Everyone tells me that Logan is just really laid back and one day he will just decide he is ready to start doing things and that is probably true!  He has improved a ton this past month though and is sitting pretty well , but I still have to be right by him.  He rolls over to his side and could easily roll all the way over, he just doesn't want to.  Also I know that he is capable of bearing weight because he jumps and stands in his jumper non-stop when he is in there.  I think he just has the mentality of "why stand when someone can just hold me up".  Silly boy!  

 Logan met Santa for his first time and in case you can't tell from the picture, he loved it!  His little face kills me!

Fascinated with all the Christmas lights this past month

 Getting better at sitting up

 At Texas Roadhouse sitting in a restaurant high chair for the first time

 I love this close up of his baby blues

 Just munching on a banana 

Log's two favorite things in the world: Addie and his binky

 My typical happy go lucky sweet boy

Thought the cellophane wrap from a neighbor gift was the most fun thing ever!

We sure do love this little man.  Everyone told me there is something special between a mommy and her baby boy and there totally is.  I just can't get enough of him!