Our sweet baby boy has many pet names. JP has taken to calling Henri "Monkeysauras" a cross between monkey and dinosaur. Some of our other favorites are, "monkey man," "monkey-butt," and of course my favorite, "Squeaker." Our little man of many names is now 8 months old! He is changing and growing everyday and certainly is developing his own personality. It seems that he does something new everyday. After being able to pull himself up to a sitting position and then to a standing position for several weeks Henri FINALLY is crawling around. My friends all told me that I would long for the days I put him down and he stayed where I left him. I thought, "no, I can't wait for him to crawl." Well now I know what everyone was talking about. Henri crawls everywhere! We have a large rugged in area for him to play and yet he would prefer to be on the hard wood floor or making a beeline for the fireplace. He pulls himself up onto everything and cruises along with one hand on the couch...I have a feeling our little guy will be walking before long.
At eight months, Henri is still not a great sleeper. It is so hard to get him on a schedule - especially with so many different people watching him during the week. We all have our own way of putting him down and at different times. We have eliminated one nighttime feeding and are working on cutting that last one out as well, however I hate to think that my boy is starving in the middle of the night (which I know is not the case, but it crosses my mind). So we will continue on in our quest for a good night sleep for all.
At eight months, Henri still does not have any teeth. I look everyday and yet I see nothing. I know when I was a wee one my first tooth didn't erupt till I was one, so maybe Henri will be a late bloomer as well. Despite no teeth I thought I would broaden Henri's eating experiences to include some finger foods. I bought some Gerber multi-grain puffs, and Henri seems to love them. It took a few trys for Henri to get used to them, but now when he sees the container he huffs and pants in glee. Henri is a great eater. He eats 3 stage two containers of food each day. One in the morning, one at midday, and one for dinner. He grunts and smiles and gobbles everything down that we offer him.
Henri is beginning to show signs of separation anxiety. In the morning when I put my coat on to leave he reaches out to me and cries. I feel so badly leaving him, especially because JP is so grumpy in the morning and not much fun to play with. I am told that Henri forgets about me as soon as I am out the door, but those tears break my heart each morning. I am really looking forward to February vacation so I can spend more time with my little guy. I can't believe how fast the time is flying and how big Henri is getting each day. I want to freeze time and enjoy him as a baby for longer. I know that before I know it he will be embarrassed to be snuggled and kissed by his mom, until then I will kiss, hug, and snuggle my Squeaker as much as he will tolerate.
aww. nice, alison.
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