Ethan - 8 Months!

My sweet Ethan is 8 months old today! This has been a tough month with sicknesses and fusiness, but we've also hit a couple of milestones and we've had fun watching our little guy continue to grow and thrive. 

Poor guy has basically had an ear infection since Thanksgiving.  We are working to clear it up, and this momma has committed to keep Ethan at home until winter is over. Wes and I are taking turns going to church and I've quit working at MOPS on Wednesdays so that Ethan has less of a chance picking up a cold, that will most likely settle in his ears. 

In spite of the rough times around here, Ethan has managed to become very mobile! He's still shaky on all 4's, but he's definitely getting around to anywhere he wants to go.  We are starting to see a very aggressive determined personality in our sweet guy.  If he wants something and can't quite get to it, he gets MAD.  In the bath tub he's like a ping pong ball...constantly throwing down one toy to grab another.  I think we are going to have our hands full with this one! 

At 8 months Ethan:

• Is in size 2 diapers
• Is wearing size 2 shoe
• Wears 6-9 month clothes
• Bathing in the regular tub now
• Takes 2 good naps a day, and a cat nap in the evenings for about 30 minutes
• Sleeps from 8:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m., but wakes 3-6 times a  night (lately it's definitely been 6)
• Nursing every 3 hours during the day
• Eating solids at breakfast, lunch and dinner, some finger foods too
• Drinks water from a sippy cup, on occasion
• Eats puffs, cheerios and yogurt bites 
• Is rocking on all 4's and is SOOOO ready to take off
• Saying dada all the time
• Says momma on occasion - melts my heart
• Puts everything in site in his mouth
• Still has no teeth
• Is sitting up from a laying position 
• Is still pretty bald
• Is not a great napper when we are out and about - can't miss a thing
• Is starting to clap
• Reaches for you when you lean to pick him up
• Does not sit still often

Sweet boy, my heart hurts when you are so sick and battling ear infections.  I pray we are over all of this soon and you can rest easy again.  I love that even though you don't feel good, you manage to flash a huge grin to us all the time.  You are mommy's perfect little man and I could just eat you up!

(Thanks for the good pictures, daddy!)