August 23, 2015 "8 months old!"

Rayden is 8 months old!!!

Weight: 19.2 lbs.

*Rayden can sit up for about 45 seconds then he falls forward or to the side. If he falls forward he catches himself with his hands and will push back up. The problem here is he doesn't know when to stop, so he pushes himself all the way back! If no one is behind him he will hit his head on the floor. I'm sure it won't be long until he figures it all out. Here is a short video clip. It was very difficult to catch.





*He can roll over from back to belly and belly to back although he doesn't seem to want to anymore.

*He loves to hear anyone sneeze! It is the funniest thing to him. He laughs at Daddy doing ANYTHING!!!!

*Rayden has been eating baby food for a while now, but Daddy wants to let him try all kinds of new things. Of course, he is very careful not to let him get anything in his mouth, he just lets him suck on things. He gave him a dill pickle to suck on in a restaurant and Rayden LOVED it! He gave him steak today! This boy CRIED when he took it away! I see trouble in our future!!

*He found his toes and loves to put them in his mouth! It looks painful but it reminds me of how he was positioned in the womb. I thought he was going to be born folded in half! Here is a short video clip:

*I love the way he goes to sleep at night all by himself. We just give him kisses, and lay him in his crib. We found the most awesome mobile at Buy Buy Baby. It resembles a ceiling fan (which Rayden adores), plays music, and shines stars on the ceiling. After we lay him down he just watches it until he drifts off to sleep. Most precious moment!! Here is a short video clip:

*He can hold his own bottle now thanks to the itsy grip that Michelle Willis, Occupational Therapist, brought him.