Jonah.
You're eight months old and I can hardly believe it. We {of course} had another wonderful month. You grew and explored and learned so much!
You're eight months old and I can hardly believe it. We {of course} had another wonderful month. You grew and explored and learned so much!
You’re getting more and more vocal every day. You do a lot of "dee dee da da
deeeee" sounds, "ba ba" sounds and, of course, "mama". You’re also starting to squeal and screech and my goodness it is LOUD. But I
love to hear your little voice. It’s so exciting and mind-blowing to think that in a very
short time, you may be saying actual words on purpose.
You also seem to be recognizing certain signs, like “eat” and “water.” I also think you know “more,” but can’t be sure. But when I sign “more” to you, you get very, very excited, so I think that you do.
Speaking of water, you are getting so good at drinking out of all
different kinds of cups. You have two sippy cups and
you seem to do well with both. I have been letting you test out straws as well, and you got the hang of those quickly. You’re also pretty good at drinking out
of an open cup as long as we hold it for you.
We introduced fruits this month and you were way less excited about them than I thought you'd be. Don't get me wrong, you like to eat, but I almost expected that first taste of fruity sweetness to get you pretty jazzed up. Like all things, however, you took it in stride. We've introduced pears, bananas, prunes, apple, raspberries, pumpkin and oatmeal and I don't think you have any particular favorites. Food is food and, for the most part, you're not impressed.
Your nighttime sleep has been a little crazy lately. One night last week you slept for 12 hours straight — 7:30 to 7:30! And then another night you woke up twice and stayed awake from about 2am-4am. Silly boy, you need sleep! You’re naps are getting a little bit better. More frequently I'm able to get you down for 30 minutes and even sometimes as long as an hour! I wouldn't say that naps and sleeping at night is going perfectly, but since you're such a happy baby, we’re trying to
roll with it.
Things Jonah Loves at Eight Months:
Tug o' war with Beesly
Being with mama and daddy
Story time
Going on walks
Do absolutely anything social and out of the house
Sophie {Still}
Blowing raspberries
Playtime with Daddy
Here's the milestone chart and where you are:
Mastered Skills(most kids can do)
1) Says “mama” and “dada” (isn’t specific) — {yes! You've been saying both, though you tend to favor "mama".}
2)Passes objects from hand to hand —{check!}
Emerging Skills
(half of kids can do)
1) Stands while holding onto something —{Oh my, yes.}
2) Crawls —{Not yet, but you're so close! You've gotten great at rocking and lunging and rolling towards things you want.}
3) Points at objects —{No, but you reach for things all. the. time.}
4) Searches for hidden objects —{check!}
Advanced Skills
(a few kids can do)
1) Pulls self to standing —{check!}
2) Picks things up with thumb-finger pincer grasp —{Not yet.}
3) Indicates wants with gestures —{I'm not sure what this means. You signed {what looked like} "eat" the other day. Does that count?}
Jonah, I love being your mama so very much. I can't tell you enough what a blessing it is to see you growing and learning and exploring each day. Your personality has been slowly emerging these past several months and I feel like I am learning more about you each day. I love how easy going and relaxed you can be. I love how quick you are to smile and seeing how much you love your daddy and me. I love what a rough and tumble little boy you are {even if that means more bumps and scrapes for me to worry over}. I can't wait to learn even more.
Love you, Buddy.
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