OUR LITTLE GUY IS 8 MONTHS

8 Months 

November 19, 2015 

Height: 28 inches 

Weight: 17 pounds 8 ounces

Likes: 

• Clapping (not him, but when other people do) 
• Galinha Pintadinha (Brazilian kids show) 
• Peek-a-boo 
• Crackers/bread--although he doesn't really eat much, it just ends up a soggy mess
• Sitting in "big people" chairs 
• Looking in the mirror 
• Seeing people on the street--everyone loves him.  They stop and say hi to him.  He especially loves the gas station attendant, Valdicir
• Playing with tags (his changing table, his activity mat, his car seat, any tag basically)
• Being upside down
• Dogs
• The dropping game

Dislikes:

• Anytime I walk out of the room, I think we are officially in separation anxiety stage
• Not being able to crawl to get what he wants

Milestones:

• Really close to crawling
• Holds his own sippy cup
• "Talks" a lot more nowadays
• Sits in a high chair at restaurants (rather than us holding him)

Sleep

• Rising and shining way earlier than before, about 5:15-5:30 AM. The doctor said it was because summer is coming
• Takes about three naps a day 
• Falls asleep pretty easily, although I still rock him a little.  
• Can self sooth and fall back asleep
• We had to do a couple of cry it outs because he was so used to sleeping on me for a little bit. It wasn't fun, but it worked.

Eating: 

• Eats tons, but at his appointment we found out that he had lost weight.  Dr. Cesar made a new eating schedule and the kid is eating constantly.  
• Eats crackers and bread by himself
• The new change is the following schedule: 7:00 nurse, 9:00 snack (biscuit or juice), 11-12 lunch with juice, 12-1 (depending on when lunch was) bottle, 3-4 fruit and cereal, 6-7 dinner, before bed nurse

Favorite Moments: 

• We went to Rio for my birthday weekend.  It rained the whole time, but I envisioned this as the first of many trips for our little guy.  He loved the plane and did great
• Took him to see Santa.  I'll post the pictures once it is actually December :) 
• Family walks
• Facetiming with our family back home. He gets all happy and kicks his legs 
• Coming home from work and seeing his smiley face 

Pics to Remember: 

Action Shots: 

Playing ball (and a fall) 

Giggling 

Flying to Rio 

Mommy's Thoughts: 
His personality is coming out more and more.  He fits his name so well because half of the time he is the chill Tae and the other half he is the energetic won't-stop-moving Taz. He is learning new things each day, which makes it even more fun to sit and watch him.  This month we went to Rio for my birthday. I was so looking forward to taking him to the beach and watching him play, but it rained and was cold the whole time.  We made the most of it and played in the hotel room and did some walking around with frequent stops in stores.  We'll be back in December, so hopefully the sun comes out to play.  

It was hard to go back to work in August, but I think it is even harder to go to work and leave him now.  He is so fun and has such a personality, I feel like I am missing him growing up.  I love my job, but I am so torn. I know all working mamas deal with this and I am hoping it is just a phase, but it is something I have been praying lots about.  On the other hand I am so thankful for Keila and who allows me to go to work and know he is safe and happy. God put her in our life for Tae to have one more person to love him.  

Tae--we love you so much. You are growing so much and learn new things each day.  You are SO CLOSE to crawling.  You will put your little booty up in the air, but you don't hold your arms up or you will push up on your arms and leave your booty down.  We love watching you teach yourself through trial and error, it's hard to watch you struggle but you are getting there. We will always be here to support you and help you grow. Thank you for brightening our days with your smile and laughter.