8 Months of Charlie

8 months is one of my favorites! Charlie is getting so much personality, but isn't quite on the move (yet). I know this is right around the corner! This past month has been so fun soaking up the last bits of summer before football season craziness. It also included my first trips away from Charlie :( (Bible Study retreat to Cashiers and a girls' trip to The Dunlin), which was hard but I know good for both of us. 

  Outings

-We had a fun "staycation" with Nikita and Trey in Atlanta

-Our first Bunny Hive class with Sadie and Aunt Sarah 

-Ninja/Gymnastics class with the Pittards

-Sadie's 1st birthday party!

-Augusta with Daddy while I went on a girls' trip 

Milestones: 

-Officially sitting up!

-Can hold his own bottle

-Can go from lying down to seated and started doing so in his crib

-Officially lowered his crib

-Learned how to eat from a pouch 

-Can scoot to get something out of reach 

-Getting very wiggly! Likes to move all around while getting his diaper changed.

-Did well taking medicine for ear infection

-Wearing 9-12 month clothes. Getting chunky! Weighs around 19 lbs 

7/20- pooped 5+ times and then had diarrhea at school which led to his first bad diaper rash :(

Week of 7/21- started just giving bottle at night mostly and not nursing. 

7/22- took very short naps and had a hard time falling asleep (would wake after like 10 min and cry hard). Ended up trying some Tylenol. I think was related to ear infection.

7/28- didn’t finish his bottle at school and still has this cough so took him to the doctor. First minor ear infection in his left ear

7/28-Started to rock on all fours

7/28 stopped nursing morning and officially stopped all together

7/28- Mom said bye and he kind of waved. Also did it again when we said bye to his toys 

8/8- started to try to pull up on things. 

8/10- flipped Angel Care bath over to start sitting up 

8/12- can go from tummy to seated 

8/13- officially actually waved bye-bye multiple times and now loves to wave hi/bye!

Notes/things to remember:

-Eyes seem to be darkening 

-The way he smiles while he is eating if you do something funny

-The way he tries to look around for his bottle when reading books like he knows it’s there 

-The way he smiles and gets so excited when I spin the bottle while holding him 

-The way he open-mouth kisses and grabs my face 

-The way he grabs on to all parts of my face or body when he wants to be held and tries to climb all over me

-The way he laughs after bath when we pop in and out of the mirror

-The way he plays the game of going back and forth copying each other with “ah” sound

-The way he fake cries when he gets in the car seat 

-The way he still squeals with excitement when he sees someone

-The way he laughed so hard when I said OH MY GOODNESS while changing his diaper 

-Figured out that Coterie wipes cause redness reaction on his face 

-The way he gets so excited when we get to the whip crack part of "This is the Way the Ladies Ride"

Likes:

-Cauliflower and broccoli florets

-Loves gnawing on a pineapple core

-Loves the Once Upon a Farm melts

-Bath time

-Loves grabbing Charlie dog but gets startled when Charlie dog sneezes 

-Loves banging things and knocking them over

-Playing with his toys! 

-Loves his big car toy 

-"This Little Piggie"

Dislikes:

-Dislikes the nose syringe and saline drops, which we have had to do a lot of lately

-Still working on enjoying books because he gets impatient just wanting to drink his bottle

-Does not like laying down to get his diaper changed and tries to climb all around to get things

I realized I didn't have any photos of just Charlie in his baptism outfits, so we had a little photoshoot. 

 

Looking forward to cheering on the Dawgs in Month 9!! 

7 Months of Charlie

This past month was a special one as it included Charlie's first beach trip and his baptism! He finally got to meet Greyson, Marshall, and the kids, which was really special. 

 Outings
-First beach trip to Amelia Island
-Georgia Club and ACC for 4th of July festivities
-Augusta to meet his Walker cousins!
-Augusta for Charlie's baptism weekend

Milestones: 

6/22- First tooth started popping through. It looked like 2 holes in gums and then on 6/23 it looked like a line in gums

6/29- Gave Tylenol for the first time because he was super fussy. He also was constipated after the beach trip. 

6/30- The second bottom tooth started to come in

7/1- dropped 11 am pump/feed

-7/2- started topping him off with formula for night feed 

7/3- Tried peanut butter!

7/5- starting to drop the evening cat nap 

7/7- dropped last daytime pump session and only nursing morning and night

7/8- this week I started topping him off with 4 oz during night feed 

7/13- Got baptized at Church of the Good Shepherd in Augusta!

-Starting to sit up unsupported for a good amount of time 

-Knows object permanence

Notes/things to remember:

-Eyes are starting to have more of a brownish tint

-The way he looks like he is about to cry when I sneeze during nursing 

-The way he starts crying when he stops eating because he wants more, but it’s right there

-The way he reaches for and grabs at my face while eating like he’s confirming I’m still there 

-The way he blinks really fast when you blow in his face or get close

-The way he looks for his bottle when he knows it is there.

-The way he cries so hard when his bottles are over

-The pterodactyl squeals when excited 

-The way he smiles anytime I turn around and look at him through the mirror in the car

-He did a great job sitting through 1.5 hour church service for his baptism despite having a little cold. He was so happy and would smile at Bunny, but he cried when he handed him over for the baptism. it was so cute and special, and we had the most fun brunch at ACC afterwards to celebrate! He got so many sweet gifts that we will cherish forever.

Likes:

-Tried broccoli florets on 7/15 and loved it!

-Loves hummus

-Still loves all food

-Still loves his feet and sucks on his toes in the car seat

-Enjoys being in the pool!

-Starting to like peek-a-boo

Dislikes:

-Still such a happy baby. Gets sad when being put in his car seat but gets over it quickly

-Starting to show a little more attachment to me and doesn't like to not be held by me if I am around

-Doesn't like for mealtimes to be over

Month 7 is already going by quickly as we approach the end of summer. Coming up is our cousin Sadie's 1st birthday, my first trip away from Charlie, and more pool days!