8 months!

My little Spencer is 8 months old!  He is getting so big and learning to do so much.  A couple of days ago we took him to the doctor because he’s not feeling so well and he weighs about 19 lbs.  To me 19 lbs seems like a lot because Preston weighed about 17.5 lbs when he turned 1.   It’s not that he’s a chubby baby, he is just very long and slender.    

Spencer rocking on his hands and knees, he also looks quite tired.

Little Spencer is still not crawling but he is so close.  Well I feel like he’s been close for a month now.  He gets on his hands and knees and rocks and rocks. He then proceeds to scoot backwards.  This usually makes him a little unhappy because he gets further from the things he wants.  It seems like his little legs really want to move but he just doesn't seem to know what to do with his arms.  Lately he has been doing a move that resembles the downward dog position.

Spencer in his downward dog position.

Other 8 month stats and fun facts:

-He has 5 teeth.  I looked in his mouth yesterday and I couldn’t believe that he had another tooth on the bottom.  That makes 2 teeth on the top, and 3 on the bottom.

-He loves to be cuddled and to be around people.  He is a people watcher.  I think he is going to be one of those boys that sits and watches his older brother get into trouble.

-He still loves to eat.  It seems like he just can’t get enough of it.  We just starting giving him some finger foods (puffs and wheels), although he still isn’t very good and getting food into his mouth on his own.

-He is starting to sit on his own.  Every once and a while he’ll fall back while sitting, but he is sitting on his own quite well.

-He takes 2 naps a day for a total of about 3 – 4 hrs

-We've starting giving Preston and Spencer baths together and they love it.  I was a little nervous at first because Preston still doesn't like Spencer to play with his toys or be too close to him (hopefully that will change soon).