8 Months

Owen is 8 months old today! I can't believe it!!! We are getting closer and closer to his first birthday! It seems like just yesterday Mike and I were sitting around talking about what he would be like and what he would look like when he came. I thought that I would be pregnant forever - thankfully I can barely remember how miserable it was.

At the doctor on Tuesday Owen weighed 21 lbs 4 oz and about 26 1/2 inches. He's not growing as rapidly as before but just about every time we go out anywhere someone comments on how big he is. What makes me laugh is how fat his little feet are. They are puffy and round and very squishy :)

This has been a tough month for Owen. He had his hypospadias repair surgery and had a painful 10 days after. Then just as that pain became a distant memory he started teething! He is just irritable these days! The bottom two teeth finally cut through and now he's starting to get the top two - it seems there is no end in sight. Tylenol is his middle name right now!

This month has also been a big month for his motor skills. He is finally sitting up on his own and rarely falls over. He is reaching for toys and has figured out the purpose of his hands. Man is he grabby! We went out for dinner the other night and he nearly wiped the table clean! He has started holding his own sippy cup with juice in it and is rolling over both ways now. Mike and I have a bet going about whether or not he'll be crawling by Easter.

Although it's been a tough month with all his fussiness, it has been so much fun to see more and more of his personality coming out. It makes me so proud (and a little sad) to think in a few short months he'll be a big boy!! It's going to be a wonderful spring and summer!