Nicholas at 8 months

This month has been so much fun. It contained many firsts:

• First mohawk.
• First cheerio.
• First rice rusk (He acts like these are giant cookies.)
• First time rolling over in the crib and sleeping on his stomach.
• First time discovering his feet. (He wasn't interested in his feet at first because he couldn't put them in his mouth. Three weeks ago, he got his first taste and now he finally finds them worthy of his interest.)
• First time swimming. (He kept a straight face and grunted a lot. I'm not sure if he enjoyed it or not.)

A few more things about Nicholas:

• His mobility has increased exponentially just these past three weeks. He will pivot around on his tummy, but he can't go forwards or backwards. He mostly just rolls from his stomach to his back. He will only roll from his back to his stomach when he is in his crib.
• He loves clapping his feet together. In the morning, I will find him doing his leg lifts and clapping his feet.
• He is a grunter. If he spots someone and wants their attention, he will look at them and start grunting. When you look back at him, he will give you a huge smile, stick his hand in his mouth, and give an asthmatic sounding wheeze/gasp of pure excitement. This trick is a real crowd pleaser at church.
• His new favorite sound/song is "chagachagachagachaga choo choo."
• He sleeps through the night the majority of the time. (Approximately 7-8 pm to 6-7 am)
• He is down to taking two naps.
• He won't take a bottle. He uses it as a chew toy. I even filled it with apple juice to see if I could entice him, but no such luck. He doesn't really like the one sippy cup we have either. He prefers to share a water bottle or a cup with his parents. He also like getting drinks from the faucet when he takes a bath in the kitchen sink. I worry about him getting enough fluid because he sweats a lot when he gets hot.
• As of this morning, he weighs 22 lbs and wears 9-12 month clothing. He still LOVES TO BE CARRIED.
• He still loves his walker. He jumps up and down more than walks in it. His favorite game is to take a few steps towards papa and then papa will push him back. They repeat this until Nicholas gets distracted by the shoe rack or the garbage can.
• Nicholas loves cords.
• He is starting to be a good little eater. His favorite is what I call banana oatmeal mush. He doesn't really like green beans.
• He is a wonderful sitter and enjoys that much more than laying on his back or stomach.
• He always has a big smile for mom every time I look a him. He is the happiest, cutest little munkin in the the whole world. I love my little man.