Ezra at 8 months (September 7th)
This month we moved to another apartment (we like it better and it's cheaper, although it's in the same complex) and made another trip to Pendleton to meet Uncle Kody (my brother) for the first time. Kody has been in Africa for 3 1/2 years and came home to visit for a while. I was scared to drive 8 1/2 hours straight alone with a baby, but he was an angel! It was pretty much like driving by myself. At 8 months:
- LOVES his solid food. He prefers it over milk (boo). He LOVES fruit now, too. Especially bananas and strawberries, though most of it ends up in his lap or on the floor. He also loves baby snacks that he can grab, like "baby cheetos" (the little corn puff snacks).
- He got his two top teeth.
- He is getting up on hands and feet every once in a while. It's obvious he really wants to get moving!
- He is sleep trained!!! Ezra was making us get up and put his binky back in A LOT through the night. We decided it was time to let him cry a little. We started a bed time routine of a bath, reading books, saying prayers, and laying him down awake. We also started using a white noise app on my old iPod touch. It took him a couple days to catch on and now he does great. He learned to put his own binky back in. We "sprinkled" his crib with binkies for good measure, too. He now goes to sleep at about 7:30 pm and sleeps til about 7 the next morning. It is amazing.
- He was sick for the first time. That was not fun AT ALL. Very stuffy nose for like two weeks. Sick babies are so sad.
- He sits up completely unsupported.
