That's right! Connor was officially 8 months old on Sunday, March 20th. I'm a little late with this update because I have been sooooooooo sick, but that's a completely different post entirely!
So many exciting things to share about our eight wonderful months with our little blessing!
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Dear Connor,
We have had the best eight months with you! I will never forget the first time I laid eyes on you! From then on, I have just loved on you and loved on you!!! Here is a picture of us in the hospital. Of course, Mommy is loving away on you. When you were itty bitty you would just lay on Momma and let her love away! Now, you are too busy for that. You are very curious and like to learn, so that means you don't have much time to be cuddled. When Momma tries to cuddle you, you usually wiggle your way out! You are quite the wiggle worm now! However, sometimes you still let Momma cuddle you. You let me know when you are ready for cuddles, too! If you want to be picked up or Momma walks away and you don't want me to, you scream at me to let me know it, and you raise your arms up to tell me to pick you up. I LOVE it when you do this!!! I don't want you to outgrow our cuddles!
This is you and Daddy only minutes after you were born! He was sooooooooo excited that you were finally here! You and Daddy have a very special bond! You say, "Da-Da," all the time! Daddy thinks it is hilarious that you say Da-Da more than you say Ma-Ma. I told him it was because Ma-Ma is harder to say. So, when you decided to wake up at 5:30 on a Saturday morning, and we could hear you saying "Da-Da" over the monitor, I told Daddy that you were calling his name and that he better go get you. hehe!
I have so many things to tell you about all that you are doing at 8 months old!! So, here are EIGHT things to share:
1. You absolutely LOVE bath time! As soon as you hear Daddy turn on the water, you start kicking your legs and don't stop! It makes is a challenge for Momma to get your clothes off! You LOVE being a naked baby! It means that it is bath time! Once you are in the water, you don't stop kicking the WHOLE time! You splash and splash and splash! Usually the bathtub starts out pretty full, but once you are done kicking, there is only about an inch of water left. A lot of it ends up on Mommy and Daddy or on the floor! You think it is soooooooo funny, too!
2. You DO NOT like your changing table at the moment. It doesn't matter what you are on it for... a diaper change, clothing change, lotion, or the like... you DO NOT like it, and you let us know! We have tried giving you toys and singing to you, but you STILL ABSOLUTELY DO NOT like your changing table. Hopefully that changes by nine months! ;)
3. You LOVE puffs! They are your first "solid, solid" food. Your favorite flavor is the banana/peach combo from Plum Organics. Mommy thinks they are pretty yummy too! When you first started eating them, you would get frustrated because you had a hard time using your thumb and pointer finger to pick one up out of Momma's hand. You figured out how to just bring your face down to Momma's hand. It worked out much better for you! LOL Now, you are a pro at using your thumb and pointer to pick up your puffs!
4. You have SUDDENLY become a paci baby! That's right! As soon as you got your first tooth, you wanted a paci and you haven't put it down! This is a shocker for Momma, who desperately tried to get you to take a paci for about the first 3 months of your life. Now you love to sleep with your paci! You have no interest in it during your playtime... only for naps and bedtime!
5. You are now in a big boy car seat in Mommy's new "mom mobile!!!" That's right, Mommy got a new ride for her 26th birthday, and you got a new car seat!
This is mommy's new ride! You like it because you have a lot more room now!
6. You suddenly have 4 teeth! Yes, FOUR, teeth!!! We went from zero to four teeth in about two weeks, so you've be quite the grumper sometimes. But, that's okay. Mommy would be a grumper, too, if she were teething! You like to use your new chompers to eat puffs! Soon you'll be able to eat even more yummy foods! Mommy learned the hard way that you won't be able to chew on my fingers anymore! Your chompers are razor sharp!!! OUCH!
7. You are trying awfully hard to crawl! I'm sure its pretty hard to lift up 22 lbs!! You aren't quite there yet, but you still get to where you are wanting to go. You wiggle, squirm, roll, and scoot until you get to your desired destination!!! So, Mommy and Daddy have started on the baby proofing that needed to be done! Pretty soon you are gonna take off, Mommy feels it coming... real soon!
8. You LOVE being outside!!!! The weather has just recently become warm enough for us to venture outside with you. You thought your stroller ride was the greatest thing EVER until your Mamaw put you and Tyler in the wagon together! You both LOVED riding in the wagon! You squealed and clapped your hands because you liked it soooooooooo much! Here is a picture of you and Tyler enjoying the wagon.
Mommy and Daddy have had the BEST eight months with you, and we can't wait to see what all you have in store for us. We love every minute we get to spend with you, which never feels like it is enough! You are such a HAPPY baby, and love to learn. We are soooooooo blessed that God chose us to be your parents! We thank Him everyday! I think you're pretty excited we're your parents too... see:
We LOVE you to the moon and back a million times! Happy 8 months Bubby!!!! WE LOVE YOU!
XOXOXO
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
