8 Months

I haven't done one of these posts in awhile and little man is growing and changing like woah. Time to document the latest!
At 8 Months his newest trick is waving! We had been waving at him constantly for about a week when he suddenly did it back! It was thrilling. (Spoken like a first time mama) And he did it several times later that day on separate occasions. Always with his left hand, and always freaking adorable. I totally cried the first time he did it and the second time he did it when I realized it wasn't random.

Jonas is eating more now during his breakfast and dinner solids. And when he is really enjoying something he slaps his left hand on the high chair tray anticipating (demanding?) the next bite! We also give him some puffs now to work on his pincher grab. And he is now getting lots of bites and tastes of whatever we are eating. Again, he hasn't met a food he doesn't like.

We definitely have a water baby on our hands. Our month of swim lessons went really well, Jonas loved being in the water with the other kids and didn't even cry or fuss when he would get dunked under water! He has since had fun with his buddies in the kiddie pool and at Jon's parents' pool, which is a big deal since both of those pools weren't heated like the one at the swim school.

He has just recently cut his 3rd tooth and the first one on top. So now he makes my skin crawl when he does his new trick of grinding his teeth together. Shudder! It isn't fully out but so far this tooth was so much easier than tooth #2.

Morning naps are still dependable and great, but afternoon naps are the new struggle. He just will not go down despite being very tired. It takes lots of patience to get through afternoons lately. And up until recently he never moved in his crib, always would stay on his back where we placed him. Now he flips over to his side or stomach and sleeps that way.

At 8 months this kid is just so much FUN! We get him laughing constantly and the sound of his laugh is one of my favorite sounds, ever. The other day I was holding him on my lap and he watched Pete jump onto the entertainment center and just started cracking up. It was hilarious how he found that funny?!?
He loves to stand but is still not super fond of being on his stomach which means there have been no hints to crawling anytime soon. He loves opening and closing drawers and the medicine cabinet, grabbing knobs, pulling towels off racks, pulling contents out of my dresser and playing with other adult and everyday things.
And he also just recently had his first cold and we used the Nose Frida for the first time. Despite a runny nose, some coughing and sneezing he was acting normal. And I can't believe it, but I am already thinking and planning for his first birthday. Which is around the corner, holy cow.