8 months

8 months old.

He is 8 months old today.

Why is he growing up faster than Luke ever did??

at 8 months Caleb Benjamen is:

*the happiest baby ever. He rarely gets upset, and when he does it's only because he's hungry or tired.

*so predictable. He is ready for bed at exactly 8pm. It doesn't matter if he had just had dinner at 6pm or if we are out somewhere exciting, he is READY. He cries and cries until you give him his jammies, bottle, blankie, and paci, and then off to bed he goes. No trouble at all. Had did we get so lucky?!?

*so in love with his big brother. He lights up whenever Luke walks into the room and smiles constantly at him. It really is the sweetest thing to see Luke talk, smile, kiss, love on, and share with his brother. I can't wait to see what these boys are like together as time goes on.

*so hilarious. He makes us laugh all the time with his little gestures and head/shoulder thing (see previous posts).

*saying a few more babble words and I swear I hear him say "mom" or "mom mom" and there are times I think he tries to say Luke because he will make this throaty razzy sound when he sees him.

*still not rolling over. But we are pretty sure he can, he just won't. He is just content sitting up and having his toys and whatever else he wants brought to him by his brother. He will sit on his hands and knees if I put him like that and rock back and forth, but it doesn't last long until he realizes he has to work at it and starts crying. It's so hilarious!

*our cuddly boy. We always thought Luke was a cuddler, but watch out! this boy will snuggle you all day if you let him. We picked him up from the nursery yesterday at church and they said, "He didn't want to play, he just snuggled us the whole time!" and the lady said, "I don't want to give him up!"

*cutting more teeth, all 4 on top and one on his bottom. But we can really tell the one on the bottom is going to be the next to come in because it's more white then the top ones.

*so in love with his Scout! He loves that toy and will kiss it and snuggle it. It's so sweet.

*a bouncer! he will bounce in his excersaucer and bouncer all day long if you let him.

*hilarious in the bath tub. He loves it so much and is now sitting up in the tub all byhimself with his brother. Which both boys think is pretty cool. He squeals all the time while taking a bath.

*is on Stage 2 foods and the foods I make at home I am making a little thicker, but he is really loving crackers and puffs right now. I think he is going to be like his brother when he comes wanting to be on table food only at 9 months. He would rather have whatever we are eating than his food.

*taking 2 1.5-2hour naps a day. Around 10:30 and then again around 2ish. It all depends on when he wakes up which is usually sometime in the 8am hour. He goes to bed around 8pm and sleeps 12 hours at night. He is a GREAT sleeper.

*reaching out for people and has been since about 6 months old, I can't remember if I posted this last time or not.

*slowing down in weight. he is about 19lbs (I will know for sure on Wednesday), which is how big Luke was at a year. It's funny to see him in the clothes that Luke wore when he was walking around.