8 Months

Miles is already 8 months old!!  Slow down time!!

Growth Stats

Weight - 16 lbs 14 oz (14th Percentile)

Height - 27.5 in (33rd Percentile)

Miles is such a little character.  So happy and smiley!!  And his smile has gotten even cuter,
if that's possible, because he has two cute little teeth poking through on the bottom now.  

I have a feeling more will be following soon because he still loves chewing on everything!!

He was getting more comfortable with eating solids, but we've had a minor setback.  He's
been sick for the past two weeks with bronchiolitis and now Swimmers Ear, so he has
absolutely no interest in food. I'm lucky if I can get him to nurse.

And being sick has messed up any type of sleep routine we had.  He's back to being up a
few times a night.  The last few nights have been the worst because he's not hungry when
he wakes up.  He's just miserable.  I can't feed him and go right back to sleep.  He wants
someone to snuggle and make him feel better.  

I may be a tired mess, but I'm trying to remember that I won't always have babies in the
house to snuggle.  I should take advantage of these moments while I can.  Plus, I was sick
the past two weeks too and I know how terrible I felt.  I can only imagine what it feels like for
him.  Hopefully it works its way out of his system and he's back to feeling like himself soon.

Even though he may be regressing in some areas, he's getting so much stronger
physically.  He rolls all over the floor searching out various toys and treasures.  And when
he's on his belly he pushes himself up so tall.  It won't be long before he's trying to crawl. 

 He is fairly sturdy when he sits too.  He still needs a little extra support when he leans too
far in one direction, but I can tell his core is becoming stronger and he's closer to sitting on
his own.  He also likes standing, with some help of course.  He looks so cute and little
standing there, yet at the same time I realize it won't be long until he's actually doing it all on
his own.  It's fun, yet a little scary, to think of having all three boys mobile.  For now I'm
happy helping Miles fine tune his sitting skills.

We love this little guy more than words could ever describe and we'll take the sleepless
nights that come along with smiles like these.  Miles, we love watching you learn new things
and get stronger every day.  You're going to be chasing after your big brothers in no time!