Can you believe my baby boy is 8 months old today? My how time flies. This month Reed has become a pro at pulling himself up with furniture as an aid and walking along said furniture. He has become quite adept at this and moves pretty fast. I predict he'll be walking by 10 months. And then Dane and I will never get to sit down ;) In addition to pulling himself up and walking down the furniture, he has started bending his knees to ease back into a sitting position (instead of just plopping) as well as bending over to pick up toys. This is apparently a pretty hard skill to learn (can you tell I'm bragging just a little? sorry, I can't help it). Reed is also sleeping straight through the night from about 6-7pm until 6am. Way to go little guy! He's adjusted to his schedule at Julie's and Pat's and seems to enjoy his time with them. I'm so thankful that God led us to Julie and that we trusted His direction, she's been really great. His new favorite snack is banana flavored mun mun's (which we call num num's, seems so much less silly for some reason). While I'm still a nervous wreck when he eats them, they're ok because these rice crackers dissolve as babies chew on them. No choking danger here (at least this is what I have to tell myself as I vigilantly watch him munch on them).
So, that's what Reed has accomplished in his 8th month of life. I wonder what you've done this month? It's amazing how quickly babies develop.
The other day I got a text from my little bro Tyler that said "they say he looks like me" and had this picture attached:
Yes, I have balloons in my hair, but let's try to look past that. Tyler is (obviously) the baby in this picture. Now, let's compare Tyler with the picture of Reed below:
(I know, he's so handsome)
Well, what do ya think? Similar smile, eyes, and hair swoop, I think. Bottom line is that he's a pretty good mix of me and Dane. At times he looks just like Dane, others he looks just like me and still other times he looks like my dad or Tyler. Whatever mix of genes he acquired though are certainly working for him. I know I'm biased, but he's super cute.
Aunt Darci, Aunt Devan and Grandpa came for a visit a couple of weeks ago and took some pics:
Stay tuned for upcoming blog entries. August will bring us the Illinois State Fair, a 3 month follow up with the eye specialist, and Reed's 9 month appointment.
That's all for now!
ok i'm about 98% sure i had that same balloon clip. hilarious.
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