Happy 8 Months to REID!!!

Reid has grown up so much over the last month! He really is such a BIG boy, weighing in at nearly 23 pounds, wearing 12-18 month clothes, and moving up into size 4 diapers (didn't Graham wear size 5 diapers just six months ago before he was potty trained??) He continues to be such a joy for our family. Both of the big boys refer to him as "My PRECIOUS baby!!!!" and love to make him laugh and smile. This isn't hard for them because he always smiles when he sees his "bubbas." Reid is enjoying the summer schedule as am I. It is nice to be leisurely in the morning and to allow him to take a morning nap. He is typically taking two naps per day although he can get by with one if he sleeps in later than usual in the morning. I like that he is flexible but it is also slightly difficult because the schedule isn't really predictable.

Some "firsts" and milestones from Reid's 8th month:

- He cut his first tooth! And his second. And his third. And he's working on a couple more. This is exciting but wasn't very pleasant. :( He is a very good baby but his is noticeably uncomfortable when a tooth is coming in. We are hoping he'll get a break after this next one comes in.

- He took his first trip to the lake! I should say to the lake HOUSE. He didn't actually get in the lake or even the pool, seeing as it was a bit chillier than usual for this time of year. However, he had a blast spending his days outdoors on walks and golf cart rides and having time with BB, Grandad, Mumo, and Papo. 

- He is now pulling up on everything and can take little steps around the furniture. I am scared that he is going to be a very early walker like Graham!

- He LOVES the train table. All he wants to do when he wakes up is crawl into the big boys' room, pull up on the train table, and be there all day. He gets very angry when Graham moves trains away from him and displays this anger via a very loud and obnoxious pterodactyl sounding scream (possibly he learned this from his cousin, Brooklyn...)

- He isn't into most foods. We've tried everything. Traditional baby food. Homemade baby food. Real food cut up into tiny bites. He LOVES Gerber puffs, likes bananas, strawberries, and baby applesauce. He tolerates bread, turkey, chicken, and baby oatmeal. Anything else is pretty much a force feed. This reminds me of Graham...

- He can say Mama, Dada, and Bubba but pretty much only ever says Bubba. He also says baba for bottle, which is pretty indistinguishable from Bubba. :)

- He waved bye-bye twice in the past couple of days!! The first time was to my parents and the second time was to our neighbor, Arlene. So sweet to see this first!

- He had to have tubes put into his ears. :( We were hoping to avoid this but his eardrum burst a couple of weeks ago so that was of course the last straw. Luckily, we LOVE our ENT and he was able to get us in right away. We opted for an in office procedure instead of the out patient surgery. I am so thankful that we made that choice. It was a much better experience than what we had with Graham having to come off of anesthesia. Reid did cry the entire time (all of three minutes for the procedure) but was absolutely fine, smiling and playing, within minutes of finishing. And he is feeling so good now without all of that fluid in there!!

- He has the best smile ever. We love him so much!!