8 Months - Micah

Micah is finally sitting all on his own without the need for pillows! This happened just a couple of weeks ago and I'm thrilled. It seems like it took forever since his pediatrician commented on his torso strength at his 4 month appointment. I think I've been saying for the last 3 months that he's "so close to sitting" so it's great that it's finally here. He'll occasionally fall backwards if he's tired and has face planted a few times reaching for things. He still has no interest in being on his stomach or pushing up on his arms so I don't think we have to worry about crawling for a little while. He can scoot around in a circle a little bit he's pretty stationary at this point. I think he's beginning to get a little frustrated about it so we'll both be ready for mobility when it finally arrives.

Micah is doing much better with solids. Pat got up with him the morning of my birthday so I could get a little extra sleep and fed him breakfast and ever since he's been doing pretty well. He's eating 2-3 meals each day and typically gets pretty fussy beforehand and demanding during. He's handled all of the food well but has been gassier lately so I'm not sure if that's a food he's eating, us increasing amounts too quickly or him just eating too fast.

Micah has 3 teeth now. The funny part is that they aren't the typical first teeth to come through. The first one was the tooth to the right of his top front tooth, then the front tooth next to it came through and now the bottom tooth on the right side is coming through. His mouth is a little lopsided so it's pretty funny. We've had some rough nights but it's hard to tell if it's teeth or just bad nights. (Micah now has 6 teeth since writing this.)

Micah has been a little bit fussier the last day or two so I wouldn't be surprised if there are more teeth coming in. I'm hoping that's it and that they come in before Christmas so he can be his usual happy self when we're with family.

Micah is taking 2 naps a day but I'm working on setting specific times. I usually get one 45 minute nap and one 1 1/2 hour nap. It varies on whether that is in the morning or afternoon though.