8 Months Old and First Boo Boo

I can't even believe it...he's 8 months old. Where has the time gone?!? My baby...my tiny precious baby...is 3/4 of the way through his first year. Wow. Everyone says it happens, but you just don't get it til it happens to you.

Dearest Nash,

Where do I even begin?  You change almost every day so this post could literally go on and on just cataloging all the little details.  I'll try my best to keep it short and sweet.

Physically you are unreal.  You are tall, strong, solid...with just the perfect amount of sweet little baby rolls.  You are already wearing 12-month clothes and size 4 shoes...and we're constantly buying new stuff.  We'll do your measurements tomorrow and can't wait to see how much you weigh!  You have beautiful dirty blonde hair that's almost in need of a cut!  But I can't do that yet...I just can't.  You definitely have Mama's hair and eyes/eyebrows.  Your eyes are still this beautiful shade of blue with a little bit of honey brown in the middle, so we're wondering if/when they will turn.  You have 5 teeth with another coming in!  It's crazy!  And you have enough drool to fill your baby pool...daily.

You are mastering the speed crawl!   Mama and Daddy have only a few seconds to react before you are off and running!  You can conquer speed bumps and ramps, and roll/sit up/fall down like a pro.  You are standing now and every day you test your ability to just "let go."  This scares the crap out of us.  Based on your rapidly advancing skills and confidence, we give you one more month before you are walking...tops.  You are truly fearless and will leap towards things you want without regard to distance, obstacles, or danger.  Because of this you've suffered your first major boo boo... 

You love to eat!  I should have known based on how good you were in the beginning.  If there's food around, you want it...and we have yet to come across something you don't like.  You LOVE the little organic puffs we give you (to help with motor development and to give Mama a chance to eat)...and you love to eat whatever we're eating.  You practically maul me whenever I'm snacking on a cracker...  You don't always seem interested in milk, but generally drink 5-7 ounces every 4-5 hours.  You are napping great (2 1-2 hour naps) and usually go 11-12 hours at night.  Mama gives you a bath, then reads to you while you drink your milk, then it's rock-a-lullabye time until you get sleepy.  It's Mama's favorite time.  And nothing makes me and Daddy more happy than walking into your room after a nap or in the morning and being greeted by your sweet silly smile!

You have the best personality!  You are almost always in a good mood, and love to play and learn.  The other night, a woman at Texas Roadhouse told us, "Your baby is so animated!"  We couldn't help but laugh and wonder if she meant that in a good way or a bad way (you were screaming!).  You have these great "chats" with Daddy (coughs) or just with yourself (babbles).  You have officially said "mama" but seem to use it whenever you are crying or want to be picked up (regardless of who is there)...but I'll take what I can get.  Everyone loves you and tells us how cute/sweet/funny/good you are.

Mama and Daddy could not be happier.  Tonight we talked about how we used to dream about what you'd be like (back when we were pregnant), and how we never could have imagined how amazing it is.  How you are THE PERFECT baby for us...and we're so lucky.  You're truly the love of my life...and the apple of daddy's eye...and we can't wait for more adventures with you!

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