8 months

Our lil guacamole lover

Our lil O bear just turned 8 months!! Can you believe it?!? I sure can't! I think the bigest reason why it feels as though he is growing so fast is because he's been achieving so many milestones all at once that its been pretty overwhelming. First we noticed four teeth coming in on top but actually we just realized that he has two more bottom teeth coming in next to the ones he already has. So very soon our little boy will have eight teeth!! Other than teeth Owen has started crawling, as mentioned in the previous post, and just in time for Christmas and for my parents to bear witness to his very first "steps" across the floor. Owen is also getting much better at communicating his needs to us. He will now reach his arms up for us if he wants to be picked up or will direct them down to the floor if he wants to be put down. He has also started pointing, which has now led to everything on his bedroom shelves to be on the floor. I didn't even think he had really noticed the books and teddy bears high up on his shelves but obviously I was wrong because all shelves are now bare and the floors are now cluttered and messy. But most exciting of all Owen has now learnt his very first baby sign!! Waving bye-bye!!! And all thanks to my Mum. While she was here visiting for Christmas she would wave bye-bye to him every time she left the room and he soon caught on and it just melts my heart every time he does it. I was going to post a video of Owen crawling but just realized all my videos are of him at 7 months when he is just learning to crawl. I will have to make a posting later on with some more recent videos of his crawling now. Wish me luck as getting our lil O bear on camera isn't always the easiest thing!!

This Months Stats:

Weight: 20.5 lbs.

Length: Hasn't been measured since his 6 month

appointment where he measured 29 inches long.