Poor Sophie

Junior is getting better and better at standing up now.  He loves to practice in his pack 'n play.  Since he can reach over the top of the playpen while standing, he's discovered that it's fun to toss things out.  His favorite toy to eject is Sophie the giraffe.  

Revenge of the board book

Poor Junior was attacked by the board book last week.  He crawled over to the bookshelf to chew on the corners of his favorite book.  He pulled it down to the floor, but it landed on its edge.  Somehow Junior lost balance, and his face hit the edge of the book.  He got his first black eye, and we're sure it won't be his last.

8 months old

Junior is 8 months old!  We still can't believe how fast he's growing.  We think he's at least 22 or 23 pounds by now.  He sure feels heavy.  His appetite is growing fast too.  We've switched him mostly to formula now, with breastmilk only when he wakes up in the morning and before bedtime.  There's no way of knowing how much breastmilk he gets, but he gets about 15-18 oz of formula a day.  On top of that, he's eating solids at least 3 times a day.  He enjoys solids much more now that he finds chewing fun.  We mix small well-cooked pieces of veggies with his rice cereal or porridge, and he gobbles it right up.  Usually we underestimate the portions, so he goes for seconds.  We are constantly amazed at how much this little guy can eat.  We'll have to ask the doctor at our next visit if it's alright to keep feeding him so much.  He could have eaten more for dinner tonight, even after eating 3oz of avocado, 6oz rice porridge with veggies, 2oz tofu, and 4oz of formula... all within 1 hour.

I love bread.

Look at those chompers!

He's probably burning a lot of calories, so maybe there's nothing to worry about.  There's hardly a moment that he'll sit still nowadays.  Crawling is becoming faster and faster.  He's starting to kneel more and is close to pulling up to a stand.  Not sure mommy and daddy are ready for a walking Junior yet.