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8 Month Owen




Owen's 8th Month
  • We are still breastfeeding!  Yay!  He eats some oatmeal, veggie and fruit purees, and yum yums as well. 
  • He has 6 teeth.  4 on top, 2 on bottom 
  • He is army crawling alllll over, so close to a traditional crawl
  • He can sit up on his own for a few minutes now before face planting.
  • He can say "da-da" now.
  • He will grab faces and pull them in to give "kisses"
  • He will inevitably crawl for the dog bowls, every.single.time.
  • We survived herpangia.  Well, he is all better, but now Haley has it--and I have a suspicion that I am next. 
  • He notices when I walk in and out of the room and I think he is noticing strangers.
How the rest of us are doing
  • Like I said above, Haley currently has Herpangia.  Poor girl.  Otherwise, she is finally adjusting better to the whole sibling thing.  She has her 'toddler' moments about it.  But 3 is shaping up to be a lot better than 2.
  • Haley is growing more and more independent.  Which is helpful when I have my hands full.  Bittersweet.
  • We have been enjoying summer.  Took a few trips down to the lake this past month.  Both the kids love riding in the boat.  Owen almost always falls asleep.  And Haley yells, "faster".  No water sports for her for a few years.  
  • Ian's work has been crazy.  He is suppose to be in the slowest area but seems to always be getting into some grand adventure.  This last month, he injured his leg when he got pinned between a van and a car.  Eek!

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