Nathan at 8 months old!

On July 16, our sweet Nathan turned eight months old! What a fun age!

Happy 4th of July!

Nathan can sit up well, lean way over to reach toys, and then resume sitting. (And he seems to have a super long reach ... even things that we purposely have put "far away" from him he can grab! Ha!) He can scoot and army crawl and be in the "crawling position" on his knees, though he hasn't officially started crawling yet. He likes to maneuver over our legs when we're sitting on the floor with our legs out. He can pull himself up from a sitting position to his knees while holding onto furniture. Nathan prefers to stand and will stand up for long periods of time near his activity table or in his exersaucer.


Nathan takes three naps a day, usually 30-45 minutes long with one hour-long nap. He still wakes up a few times at night. He prefers to have us rock him to sleep with his head on our shoulder instead of laying down flat in our arms. Nathan prefers to sleep on his tummy.

Eating solid foods is still not a priority for Nathan. He keeps his mouth tightly clamped and will even turn his head away when we try to feed him various pureed baby foods on a spoon. We know that he'll like eating someday. :)

Nathan is getting more vocal and communicative. He squeals and screams often and babbles some as well. He likes to move his hand back and forth across his mouth to make a bubbling sound. He shows he is happy by flapping his arms.

Many people still compliment Nathan on his beautiful hair and bright, happy eyes. Friends will most often say that he looks similar in appearance to brother Ryan. He is the smallest of our three boys at the 8-month mark, weighing in around 20 pounds. Nathan got his first two (bottom) teeth this month.

Nathan lets us know that he dislikes the carseat by arching way back when we try to strap him in. (He usually gets over it pretty quickly, though, and is a good traveler.) He is sad when Momma or Daddy even briefly leave the room where he is. He especially dislikes going to the church nursery while Momma goes to women's Bible class on Wednesday mornings.

Some of Nathan's favorites include playing with his toes, "helping" with the dishwasher, playing in the Tupperware cabinet, playing with his activity table or in his exersaucer, being anywhere Momma is, splashing in the bath (especially now that he has transitioned to the big tub!), swinging, and being "worn" in the Baby Bjorn. He also has enjoyed our many family trips to our neighborhood pool.

We love you, our happy 8-month-old! We're so glad God gave us you! :)