Happy 8 Months!!

8 Months?! Are you kidding me? I can't believe in just 4 short months we'll be planning Caden's first year birthday party. I know I say this all the time, but why is parenthood going so fast? It's crazy! The newest thing Caden is working on and is almost there is getting into the sitting position on his own. He just needs to build up some arm strength for one last push and he'll be there.

Caden has been doing great minus the teething. He's had a rough week and I just feel so bad. The only thing we can do is try to comfort him with frozen fruit, teething tablets, Tylenol, ect. His whine is a little different these days. He almost sounds like a puppy whining, which can get on your nerves sometimes. LOL!

My teething man

We have continued signing with Caden since he was 4 months old. We do eat, all done, milk, Mommy and Daddy. We've also started waving hi and bye. Well, today when he was eating I was signing Mommy - sometimes when he gets fussy in the high chair I'll sign and he will focus more on eating. Take a look at this picture - he is not actually doing the sign for Mommy (which is placing your thumb on the side of your chin and then opening and closing your fingers - almost like you are saying hello). Well he kept raising his hand up like he was attempting the sign. What do you think? The second one is Caden watching Ryan do the sign for Daddy, which is very similar to Mommy but your thumb goes on your temple.

Excuse all the turkey on this face :)

High 5 Mom!

Last weekend I took him to see my friend Jodi's little girl, Aubree. Check out this video of Aubree dancing for Caden. It was too cute! She will be one years old in January. She is a Capricorn like me :) Aubree was feeding Caden puffs, and he was just sitting there with his mouth open eating them no problem. I wish Jodi lived closer so we could hang out more often!

Caden and I are leaving on Friday for our flight out to Myrtle Beach. Please say a prayer that we do not get the 6+ inches of snow they are expecting. That will be one loonnngggg drive to the airport and I'll be having anxiety attacks on the way.

I almost forgot - here are a few pictures from today.

Playing with snow that was tracked in - he was facinated by it.

8 Month Milestones

Most babies should be able to . . .

Start crawling - he can army crawl

Sit without support - Yes

Pass object from one hand to the other - Yes

Respond to own name - most of the time

Mouth and chew on objects - Yes

Reach for spoon when being fed - Yes

Turn away when finished eating - Oh Yes!

Say mama and dada to both parents (usually isn’t specific) - Nope :( He always looks at us when we say it, but as it stands right now he has no other interest in saying it

Some babies will probably be able to . . .

Stand while holding on to something - only once on Thanksgiving (he was showing off I guess)Crawl well - he army crawls all over the place

Pull up to standing position from sitting - No

Walk holding onto furniture - No where near this

Clap and bang objects together - Yes

Separation and stranger anxiety may begin - Mildly

Some babies could possibly be able to . . .

Indicate wants with different gestures - No

Use thumb and finger pincer grasp to pick things up - No, still raking

Stand alone momentarily - No

Wave goodbye - No

Understand the word no (but usually doesn’t obey it) - haha! Sometimes and then he cries