{8} months.... plus some

Preston turned 8 months old a week ago and I've been meaning to blog about it all week, but my GOOD camera is in the shop (for a cleaning and broken 18-55mm lens - boohoo!) and I been in denial about taking his monthly pic with my LITTLE camera. :/ But I guess it'll have to do!!


Preston is doing SO much these days!!! What a fun little stage! :)

* First of all, a diaper update. I know you're all dying to know!!! We finished off the gargantuan box of Huggies and I was about to buy an even more gargantuan box of Huggies from Costco but I just COULDN'T bring myself to do it!!! I mean that's some serious commitment! So I bought the smallest package of Pampers Cruisers at Target. We were doing a trial run to see if I could get back to using my beloved Pampers. I'm happy to say we survived!!! I didn't say he didn't have ANY blowouts, 'cause he did. But the Huggies didn't stop that either. So back to Pampers we are!

* Solid foods. I have a lot to say on the subject. I made all that homemade baby food, right? Right. For weeks, we worked our way through veggies then fruits. Then Preston started clamming up on me. He'd take two bites, then purse his lips together, not allowing the spoon to pass through. I was getting super frustrated because I'd put all this time and love into making all this food and now he was rejecting it. :( This is how most feeding sessions would end up, with food all over his face and dribbled down his bib --

Stinker!!!

I thought maybe I was catching him at the wrong times- too tired, still full from nursing, etc. On a whim, last week, I heated up some black beans on the stove to go with our dinner. I smashed them up, put them on Preston's tray and whaddaya know?? He LOVED them!!! So I guess he prefers the more "solid" foods that he can feed himself. I was still sad for all that baby food sitting in the freezer and I wasn't giving up yet!! I got some out the next day and made the mixture (of pears, I think) really thick by adding in oatmeal cereal. Guess what? He gobbled up two cubes and screamed for more!! Obviously, he is so over purees and wants something more substantial. ;) He's also pretty darn good with the sippy cup and enjoys soaking himself thoroughly.

* FOUR teeth!! I still laugh to myself when I see those top two chompers! There's a huge gap between them!

* New skills: he's FULL of them!!!! We've got clapping, waving (sort of), rocking back and forth on hands and knees, going from laying on his tummy on the floor to sitting position, and SCOOTING!!! Oh my, I don't know what to do with a mobile baby!!! I'm praying that this boy doesn't give me a run for my money! *knock on wood* Gavin was easy and we never had to baby proof anything because he just didn't get into/destroy things. Of course we'll take the basic childproofing precautions, but I don't know if I'm ready for a baby that moves around!!

About to take off here....

Showcasing two skills here...

(please ignore my awesome high-pitched voice. no wonder where my kids get it from!)

* Presty LOVES the bath/shower. He'd play all day in the tub if I'd let him! I've been bathing him in our huge bathtub in the master bathroom. He loves the freedom to splash as he pleases and frogger around in the water. Every once in awhile he gets a shower with Daddy and that's always exciting, of course.

Who's the baby??

Other random pics ~~

This is the mohawk. -->Because Preston has a double crown at the back of his head (people usually have one, determining the way their hair lays) which consequently makes his hair stick straight up. The above pic was with a little styling "help" from me after bathtime. ;) People have actually asked me if I cut his hair like that!!!! I know it'll be a joy to keep tame as he gets older!

This kid is happiest being plopped in front of the basket of toys to empty! -->
Chillaxin' in his carseat. Funny Preston! He grabs the canopy and pushes it all the way forward then rests his feet on it!! -->