8 months old..

Well seeing as I average about 2 months a post... it looks like I'm right on time!! 

Samuel is now 8 months old... that's right 8 MONTHS! I can't lie either, I totally cried. It was pretty emotional for me because not only did he turn 8 months old, but he decided to say ma-ma for the first time!! Again tears!

He is such a little man now, it blows me away to look back at his newborn pictures and to see him now. He has a little spunky personality, he loves to play, crawl but mostly these days he wants to walk EVERYWHERE! He is constantly pulling himself up on the ottoman, this makes me so happy that we got a new ottoman before he got to this age. He also will walk around the ottoman to get to you. He is becoming a little daredevil in this same aspect because he now will let go for a few seconds at a time, which of course scares me to death but boys will be boys I hear and I suppose this is only the beginning.

I am still making all of Samuel's baby food and I will say that this little one LOVES to eat. He loves fruits from apples, pears, and strawberries and vegetables too; corn, sweet potato and squash. I sneak in a green vegetable every now and then but he is super smart and will look at the spoon to see just what you are about to give him before he eats it. 

I have still been able to give him breast milk, however no longer exclusively which is a slight bummer for me, but I figure that if I made it 8 months then I should be proud of that. I know that some moms can't go that long and I am blessed to be able to produce for him like I have. 

So many changes in such a short time but I know that this is only the beginning! We have a lot of first holidays coming up including his first trip to the pumpkin patch, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Shortly thereafter will be his FIRST BIRTHDAY which I know I will be an extreme mess for.

All Smiles for Mommy