Eight Months Old

This is about as good as we are going to get these days. He is so quick and tries to eat the sticker! My OCD self wants it to be just like the others, but I kind of like how it shows what life is really like with Elliott :)

What we did together this month

-Left him for 3 days (not overnight) while Jeff and I did Redemption Group Immersion 
-Spent another weekend at Cedar Creek Lake
-Honey and Papa couldn't wait until Labor Day, so they made a quick trip to visit 
-Went to Austin (sans Daddy) to help makeover Uncle Bo's apartment
-Enjoyed early play dates at the park on Thursdays and afternoon swimming on Tuesdays

At eight months old, Elliott

-Typically take 2 1.5-2 hour naps  (the evening nap seems to be going away)
-Nurses about 7-8 times a day (this includes overnight)
-Goes to bed around 8:30 (not strict) and wakes up at about 6 (up 2x to eat)
-Solids 3x each day
-Wears 3-6 month clothes 
-Wears Size 2 diapers; medium setting in cloth
-Got his first tooth (bottom left)
-Has had some throwing up spells (has happened about 4x and lasts for about 2 hours)

At eight months old, Elliott loves

-Talking (saying dada, even though he doesn't know what that means yet)

-Rough housing with daddy

-Starting to "cruise" furniture 

-"Helping" mommy in the kitchen (especially the dishwasher!)

-His new DVD player for the car

-His new xylophone toy 

-Any and all food

-"Drumming" 

At eight months old, Elliott dislikes

-getting his diaper changed 
-putting clothes on
-getting teeth