8 months

That's right- Lumberjack Luke is 8 months today! I am stunned. 7 months still seems so little, but 8 months always seems sooo much older to me!

As for Luke as a baby, he sits very well now. Luke still looks like he's swimming when he's on his tummy and has only gotten mad enough to scoot backwards a few times. We assume it's our genes to blame since both our kids show (or showed) little interest or ability in crawling at this point. Luke has started to show less interest in his bottle, too, drinking maybe 4-5 ounces 4 times a day, instead of 6 ounces 4 times a day. On the other hand, he is eating solids really well. He loves yogurt and any fruit, as well as flavorful food, such as my soups :). He is okay with some veggies, but gets pretty worked up over others. He shows no interest in feeding himself, but the nurse was encouraging me to keep trying. Luke takes 3 naps a day and is sleeping 11-12 hours a night and has even done the last 5 without any paci replacements!

As for Luke as a person, I cannot tell you what a delight he is! He is so darn cute and very, very lovey. He will sit in my lap for a while, just enjoying the attention and his face lights up when he sees me (and anyone else he loves!). Luke adores his big sister- in fact when she body slammed him today, he just giggled, begging for more. Luke has the best giggles I have ever heard and is very ticklish. He also coos a lot and we are enamored with his sweet, but very "boy" voice. He is finally waking up cooing instead of fussing.

Happy 8 months, precious boy!