Kyle - 8 Months

Sweet baby Kyle is 8 months old!  

Life has been so crazy since Kyle was born.

I'm thankful we have Kyle as part of our family. He provides us with extra smiles and cuddle time.  Watching a sweet newborn grow into a child is the greatest gift.  I'm so glad I've been able to do that 4 times!  (I hope I remember at least a little bit of Kyle's first 8 months since it's been filled with a lot of stress, travel, injury/illness!)

What's Kyle like at 8 months??

Sleep:

Kyle still doesn't sleep through the night.

On his best nights he gets up once, between 7pm and 6AM. 

He often gets up twice though.

He's not felt well the past few weeks due to a cold.

The past few days he's had a pretty bad cough, runny nose, low-grade fever, and a red ear.

His sleep has more disturbed than normal. 

Poor guy!

Eating:

Most of his nutrition is from nursing still.

We have introduced a few solids to him including oatmeal, 

applesauce, pears, carrots, avocado, and bananas.

He sometimes eats food really well, other times he isn't interested.

We offer him food 2x a day.

He has no teeth yet.

Physical Development:

Kyle sits well.

He goes from laying down to sitting up.

He has recently figured out how to army crawl short distances.

He likes to spin himself in a circle when he sitting up, in order to reach things.

He desperately wants to be able to pull himself to a stand but can't quite do it yet.

Personality:

Kyle likes to be on the go!

Even when he is being held he is always twisting and turning around.

He doesn't want to miss anything!

Kyle can be demanding.

If he wants something he screams for it! Haha!

He is fairly quiet and serious.

He likes to play peek-a-boo but makes you work for a laugh/smile.

He has some mild seperation anxiety.

He does great with our sitter but screams bloody murder anytime I 

try to leave him at the gym daycare.

Kyle likes his siblings and watches everything they do.

Language:

 He's a pretty quiet guy.

No real babbling with consonents yet, although I 

think I've heard him say "mamamama" once or twice.

Sibling Love:

Kyle is a lucky guy!

All three of his siblings simply adore him.

Carson almost always refers to him as "my best friend Kyle."

They are all happy to play with him, watch to make sure he isn't eating anything he shouldn't be,

"help" him get to any toy that is 1/2 an inch out of his reach! 

(If Kyle never walks, it will be because his siblings are constantly helping him!)

Kyle is  a nice little baby, with the craziest hair I've ever seen!

We adore him and are so glad he's ours!