Many New Things: Eight Months

My big boy is eight months old today! He is doing great and we are having an awesome time. He is just so playful and fun and seems to be enjoying anything and everything that comes his way. He is very curious about everything and it's neat to watch him experience new things.

Jay is sitting very well. He is rolling over a little more often, too. And when he's on his back, he like to "backstroke" and can move around a bit that way. But when we put him on his tummy to try to get him to crawl, he doesn't really know what to do and just flops around in place. He's like a car stuck in the snow with its wheels spinning but not going anywhere. That's ok with me, I know it's right around the corner and everything will change once he starts scooting around.

He's doing well with his food. He eats two solid meals a day and a sometimes a snack in his mesh feeder. I'm getting ready to try out some puffs soon to see if he can figure out how to actually chew stuff. He has six teeth now and he is quite good at biting your fingers if you offer them!

We are enjoying the warm weather. We take frequent walks in our neighborhood. Around the corner from our condo is a strip mall and our favorite store there is the Puppy Center and Aquarium! They don't keep the puppies in cages, instead they are all together in four "rooms" behind glass. It's a free-for-all: at least twenty puppies running around yipping and yapping and it's pure madness. There are also about a hundred fish tanks. Jay loves this place and we always stop in during our walks. We've also taken him to our pool a couple of times. He thinks swimming is a little weird but he's slowly getting used to it. We've done a few parks too. And his grandma takes him outside every day to get fresh air and watch the cars go by. Going outside always cheers him up.

And then there's tv. He likes tv. I let him zone out in the evening to watch our DVR'd episodes of Sesame Street. He gets a huge smile on his face when the theme song starts up. He stares intensely and you have to remind him to blink sometimes. He really enjoys the muppets and music.