Our boy is eight months already and I cannot believe it. Camden is full of personality these days and all over the place. It is so fun to watch him grow. It feels like he is learning something new every day which is truly amazing to watch. It also means that we have to constantly watch him now so no more relaxing down time for mama and dada.
Weight
If I had to guess, I would say he is probably 20 pounds. He hasn't been weighed since last month but I can tell he is getting pretty heavy. We are hoping to hold out on the infant car seat until Black Friday so that we can score some deals on convertible car seats.
Eat
He came a long ways this month in his eating. He still eats a lot of purees but I can tell he is starting to get tired of them. We started giving him some real food this month and he seems to love it but he sure is messy. His favorites are muffins, pizza crust, mac n chees, and bananas. He also LOVES his mum mums, yogurt melts, and puffs. He drinks 4 bottles a day and we have started putting some prune juice in his bottles to help with constipation.
Sleep
Sleep has not been our friend this month. I actually told Craw that Camden's newborn days were better than his latest sleep habits. He wakes up several times a night and its extremely difficult to get him to go back to sleep. Most of this is due to the fact he was sick for the past month with an ear infection and croup. Once he got over the croup, 2 top teeth broke through and we were back to more sleepless nights. He has done better the past couple of days but we have started letting him cry it out. We shall see what his sleep is like at 9 months but I'm praying it gets better because MAMA IS TIRED.
Milestones
I definitely think he hit the most milestones this past month. He was semi crawling at 7 months but wasn't fast and would only take a few small crawls. Within 2 days, he went from semi crawling to crawling all over the place to standing up to scaling all kinds of objects. We couldn't believe how fast things changed. In fact, he was out of daycare for a couple of days due to croup and they could not believe how much he had changed when he went back. I have a feeling he may be an early walker because he loves pulling up on things and walking with us holding his hands. He now has a total of 4 teeth with 2 new top ones coming in. He talks non-stop and has mastered "Dada". I was really hoping mama would be his first word but he says dadadadada all the time now. I don't think he is intentionally calling for his daddy but it is definitely his first word. He has really taken a liking to Hank and we have to watch him to make sure he isn't pulling Hanks fur. We lowered his crib this month and need to lower it again because he LOVES standing up in his crib.
Likes
He loves pulling up on things and standing up. He thinks it is a huge accomplishment and looks at us with a big grin on his face. He loves going for walks on his tricycle and he is still a water baby. He loves when people wear hats because chewing the hat brim is his favorite. He loves mama and dada and has really started to notice when we leave him. He still loves people and generally doesn't cry when we hand him over but I can tell he doesn't want us to go too far away.
Dislikes
He dislikes being overly tired and quickly lets you know when he is ready for bed. He has also developed an attitude when something does not go his way and we are slowly working on that. If you take something out of his hands, you better replace it with something quick or do he is going to scream. He also hates being hungry. It is quite comical seeing how fast we have to move when we get home from work because homeboy is HANGRY.
Clothes
He is pretty much in 9 month clothes now. Mom and I just went shopping at a couple of consignment sales and scored some major deals on 9, 12, and 18 month clothes. I'm pretty sure he is set now.
Camden Ivey, you sure do love to keep us on our toes. We were constantly having to watch you this month and make sure you weren't eating your brothers dog food. Your personality is the cutest thing ever and that smile melts me to my core. You still have your one cute dimple and its one of my favorite things about you. I can't believe its been 8 months since we met you for the first time but I do know it's been the best 8 months of my life. We love you so much sweet boy!
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