Landon turned 8 months a few days ago! Time is going so fast. He changes so much every week. This past week has been pretty routine for us. We had a low key weekend. We took a long walk on a trail close to our house. Logan has been telling me to try this trail for a while, but to get to it we have to go through someones yard...which makes me rather uncomfortable. So I found another way to get up there, but turns out the big no trespassing sign was probably a bad way to go also! So we will see what works best to get up to the trails. It is about a 4 mile walk, so its a nice long walk for Rusty too!
Here is a picture of one of the lakes we walk past.
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| Warhill Trails |
The rest of the week consisted of errands, music, our walk, and coffee with some friends. Today and tomorrow, our AC/Furnance is finally getting replaced! YAY!
This week Landon also learned to REAL CRAWL. I am working hard to get it on video, but when he really wants to go somewhere he just drags himself on his belly since he thinks that is faster. I am in trouble when he starts to real crawl all the time. I will hopefully have a video next week!
Landon has his first cold of the fall season it seems. Yesterday his little nose started to run and he was up twice last night since he was super stuffy. This morning I am trying to determine the best way to catch all the snot dripping out of his nose. Two little ones in his music class were sick last week and I am wondering if he caught whatever was leftover from their sickness. I am hoping he doesn't catch Strep since that is what these two were out sick with! So I am hoping this ends as quickly as it began!
A funny story of something that Landon did yesterday. So when Landon gets up from his nap he always has a pacifier in his mouth. When I picked him up yesterday I said hello like I always do and took his pacifier out and threw it back in his crib. I wasn't paying much attention, but when I looked back at him he had another one in his mouth. He was so proud that he had replaced it with the spare one he must have had in his other hand! He wasn't so pleased when I took that one out and didn't let him keep it. Funny guy these days!
At 8 months, Landon is still a handful, yet the most delightful baby ever. I may be a bit biased though! He is still getting up once at night. I am giving him one more month to naturally wean his night feeding. If we hit 9 months, I will eventually had to figure out how to get rid of it. He obviously weighs enough to not have to eat much at night! He is taking two naps most days. They vary in length, but are usually at least an hour and can go as long as 2.5 hours. Of all the things that I don't want to forget at this age is all the little noises he makes. When he gets his pacifier he makes this satisfied sucking/moaning sound, it is rather cute. He still makes sounds right before I nurse him of an "ah ah ah" to show that he is super excited to eat. He also makes this sounds when eating solids. He moans and growls himself to sleep at night. He will be completely still on the monitor but you can hear him whining himself to sleep. We still don't have any babbling going on, but he makes alot of other sounds through out the day. He is still yelling, alot! When I walk away from the room he goes mamamamamama in his most whinny voice! I refuse to count this as his first word.
He is constantly on the move. If I am holding him he arches backwards, tries to spin around in my arms, turns his head constantly, and leans around me to get a nice view of things....he is extremely wiggly! He is always rolling, army crawling, and slithering across the floor. This particular day he got stuck between the couch and the end table!
He now knows there is life outside his little confined living room and his bedroom. I have had to be creative with baby proofing until Logan gets back so he can help me hang a wall shelf for the dvd player. I also need to finish hiding the cords. In addition to the electronics, I installed a gate with a door at the top of the stairs so I can block him upstairs when we are up there!
He is also on the verge of pulling up on things! So here is a video of the first time he got up on his knees! He has done it several times since and is getting better at crawling over things as well!
His food eating continues to go well! We are working on small finger foods such as puffs and cheerios. His pincher grasp is developing more everyday. We are still working on chewing the food and not just swallowing it directly. I have found that he HATES rice. I have tried pureeing it and giving it to him whole...either way he isn't so much of a fan.
We got a new stroller this week as well! Our giant jogging stroller is great for walks and running, but it is almost just too large for stores! I also plan on bringing this one home with us at Christmas, so it should be a perfect size for traveling as well. I got it because the seat can lay all the way down or sit all the way up. It is so versatile that Landon can nap or sit up and look around. The back seat position can adjust to 5 different positions as well. We have only used it on a short walk around the neighborhood, but I am excited to go out to a store to use it as well!
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| Chicco Liteway stroller |
Finally, here are some of the better pictures of Landon's 8 month photos! You can see all of them on flickr, so check that out for more fun pictures of wee Landon!
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| Hammin' it up for the camera |
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| Look a those thighs! Annie-this picture is for you! Clearly, these pictures are getting more difficult to take since he squirms so much! |
We are going to visit Logan for one night next week, so we are looking forward to that! I just hope that Landon is feeling better by then!
Until next week! =)
