It's hard to believe that Nicholas is 8 months old today! So many things have changed this past month that I haven't written about, so this blog is a long one...
Nicholas is on the move as of a few weeks ago. He continues to go in reverse and can get up on his knees but can't quite go forward yet. Nicholas also started sitting on his own several weeks ago and can bear weight on his legs standing up for short periods of time. He will lift his arms in the air or reach out for others that he wants to go to.
He is definitely talking and making various noises. His main ones are "Ahh", a clocking sound he makes with his tongue and of course he loves making the razzing or motor boating noise as some call it. Our nicknames for him are Buddy and BooBoo.
At this point Nicholas still only has his two bottom teeth. He constantly chews on his fingers (the standard- pointer and middle finger shoved in his mouth upside down) and has actually started to suck his thumb a little bit as well.
We aren't certain of his weight/length but I'm assuming he is still growing at a pretty good clip considering he is just about outgrowing 9 month clothes and can easily fit into 12 mo. He continues to readily eat anything we put in his mouth and tries for things not meant for him. I am very happy to say that nursing is still going well, with a few exceptions now that Nicholas has some teeth. Mama has told him "No!" afterwards and he just grins at me (I guess we will have to work on teaching him the meaning of "No" :-). Luckily this doesn't happen often. Nicholas is wearing size 3 or 4 diapers. One thing that we have definitely noticed this past month is that he is getting more hair.
I can say that Nicholas is definitely a man's man. He loves electronics - mainly remote controls, but also cell phones and computer keyboards. He has enjoyed watching his cousins in Upward Basketball and Cheerleading on Saturdays and being passed around to everyone who can get their hands on him. He loves it and of course stares at Uncle Brad and other men as he always has. The only thing he isn't sure of is the buzzer.
Unfortunately his sleep patterns have been a bit off for most of January. He continues to take great naps during the day (around 3 hours total) but has tendencies to wake up at various hours in the night. I didn't mind recently when he woke up around midnight as I was able to watch one of the Australian Open matches live. We are hoping this change in sleep is due to teething and will return to normal soon. (Fingers crossed)
Most importantly, Nicholas always has a smile on his face. Whether it's seeing daddy walk through the front door after work, getting tickled just before bath time or if he has just finished eating, all those grins just melt my heart and make me love him that much more.
