Little Boyd is growing up so fast - here we are at 8 months!
- Oh teething, you are the bane of our existence - well, that and lack of sleep. Boyd seems to be affected by teething a few months before the actual teeth come in, and then again right before they sprout. He has been increasingly fussy lately and there are two bulges where the top two teeth are ready to bust through the gums. This morning I could see a little sliver of white! Oh and the drool rash - ick. I thought perhaps he was allergic to some solid food we've been feeding him but I figured out the face rash around his mouth was due to excess teething drool.
- Still no crawling, but lots of movement on hands and knees. Finally can roll over both ways.
- Likes to sleep on his belly (when he does sleep) in what my mom has dubbed "the frog position," - hands and knees tucked under his body, little butt sticking up.
- Bath time may be his favorite part of the day. Enjoys splashing around, tolerates the cleaning portion and CRIES when we remove him from the water.
- He had a mini-meltdown this morning when I wouldn't let him play with my necklace. It's a cheap thing, probably made in China or something, so I don't want him putting it in his mouth. He freaked out and was pretty upset about the whole thing, then forgot about it a few minutes later.
- He's been doing this thing lately where he growls a little bit like a bear, and then balls his hands into fists while pushing his arms straight out. It's so funny because he's very intense. I'll try to get it on video.
- Boyd is a people magnet. Everywhere we go he attracts attention! Yesterday I had the day off and we had a mommy/baby day of errands and housework. Went to the grocery store and 4 ladies stopped to coo over him and pinch his little cheekies. Also a contributing factor to the cuteness level - dressing your baby in Carhartt overalls and a bright green froggy hat.
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| Ready to head off to Grandma Ann's house in the morning for daycare. |
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| Eating is a messy business. I don't even bother to wipe his face until we're done. |
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| My first foray into homemade baby food. This is an apple/pear concoction - turned out really well. I froze this and now we just defrost individual cubes for Boyd. |
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| Purchased the green mat from Amazon, which we'll use at home and in restaurants to keep the food messes under wraps. |
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| 3rd snowfall! |
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| Fascinated by the outside world. |
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| Chubby baby hands! |
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| In this photo you can see the face rash from drooling. Can't do much about it, other than keeping the face dry and applying lanolin or vaseline. |
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| Grocery shopping on a weekday, in the middle of the day. SO nice to not have to battle the weekend crowds. The shopping cart cover is something I bought through Craigslist - keeps Boyd's grubby little mitts off of the dirty cart. |
How I wish my dad could be here to enjoy my son. He would have LOVED being a grandpa! I miss him so much, all of the time. Love you dad.
