Levi at 8 months

Well, I guess it is time for a monthly update on Levi. Today he is 8 months old! Time sure does fly by! He is changing every day.

Levi's movement: Levi rolls all over the place, sits up very well by himself, scoots backwards, moves in circles, and rocks back and forth on his hands and knees. So close to crawling (finally)!

Levi's eating: At around 6 months I weaned Levi to formula completely. I guess he kind of did the weaning. He was less and less interested in nursing and with his reflux and the start of solid foods, did not care to nurse and was fussy during nursing. He does not like formula very much either, but gets enough liquid to be healthy. He LOVES regular food! Levi especially loves finger foods like cheese, bread, cheerios, avocado, and lots of other things. One thing I made him that he really loves is pineapple chicken (just a can of pineapple with chicken in the food processor).

Levi's personality: He is very happy and smiles and laughs a lot. He also lets you know if he doesn't like something! He is stubborn too (gets that from both of us I think). :) Levi is an active and also very verbal kid. He is always babbling. Curiosity is another thing that has increased with him. He is always looking around at things and wanting to grab everything and put it in his mouth (including every little piece of fuzz on the carpet).

Levi's sleep: I am thankful that Levi continues to be a wonderful sleeper! He takes two naps a day. One in the morning for about an hour and a half usually from 9 to 10:30. Then one in the afternoon from about 1-3:30. Then he goes to bed at 7 and usually sleeps until around 7 in the morning! While he used to sleep on his back, he now likes to sleep on his tummy. He has found out that tummy time isn't so terrible after all! My favorite thing is to go into his room in the morning and greet him. He is so excited and gives me such a big smile. :)

Levi's size: I sat Levi on the scale the other day and it said 20 pounds! Our scale is not digital so I am guessing he is more like 19 something. Also, I am guessing he is somewhere between 28 and 291/2 inches. His 9 month doctor's appointment is going to be more like at 9 1/2 months because his doc will be on vacation when he would normally go in, so we will have to wait until Nov. 3rd to get his next height and weight check. He is growing so much these days!

Funny Levi story: The other day I was at the grocery store and while I was checking out the (woman) cashier pointed out to me that Levi had something in his hand that I probably didn't want him to have. It was a tampon that he had found in my purse! He was waving it around and putting it into his mouth. I was very embarrassed but thankful that the cashier was a woman and that she brought it to my attention!

A new experience for Levi: This weekend we are going camping for Jordan's birthday, which is on Monday. We made the decision to bring Levi with us (might regret it). I am kind of excited to bring him though, because I think he will really enjoy all of the sights and sounds and smells. There is something about the outdoors that I think babies really like. I have hats and slippers and socks and all kinds of other warm things for him to wear so I am hoping that he sleeps okay and that it is a good time for all of us. I will write about how it goes sometime after we get back and post pictures.