Saturday, 16 November 2019

Elliot's 8 Month Update

Dear Elliot,

This month was all about pumpkins and Autumn. We have been on some lovely walks, although we have realised that we need a new baby-carrier, as you are far too heavy to be carried on our fronts now, hah!! We also had half-term so your brother had a week with no school, yay!!! 

One of the best things we did this month was your underwater photoshoot, which was made even better when we all joined in and had a full family photo. CAN NOT wait to get the photos back! 

Milestones 

I feel like you have completely changed this month, you don't seem like a baby anymore!!!!!!!!! 

You got 3 more teeth making a total of 6 and they are all almost completely through which makes you look really different. 

You eat loads now and basically having the same meals as us. You say Mama now too. 

The biggest change is that you 'army crawled' at the beginning of this month and now are in full blown crawling mode. You do still need some practise before you are catching up with your brother and sister though. 

Routine

I am still feeding you on demand but we have been trying to get you into more of a routine, when we are at home we are now putting you in you in your cot for naps: 5:30 - 6:30am -  Wake up8:00am - Breakfast 9:00am - Nap (anything from 30mins to 2 hours)12:00pm - Feed 1:00pm - Nap (anything from 30mins to 2 hours)5:00pm - Dinner  6:00pm - Bath with your brother and sister 7:00 - 8:30pm - We aim to get you to sleep
You have had many nights this month of not waking at all!!!! 

Weight 
You now weigh 19lbs 14oz and you jumped a bit closer to the 75th percentile! You do wear some 6-9 month clothes but I would say you are mostly in 9-12 months. 

Love you so much,Mama xxx