8 Months!

We have the cutest 8 month old ever! I know every parent thinks their kid is the cutest and I definitely agree! We are so in love with his big bright blue eyes and chubby cheeks! Not only is he super cute but he has got the funnest personality! He is all about fun! We just can't believe he is growing so fast!

At 8 months Ashton:
- Weighs 18 pounds-  big boy! 
- Got his second tooth! It was much better than the first!
- Still crawling backwards but doesn't want to move forward! He will take a few scoots forward but not much!
- Rollovess and scoots everywhere! 
- Goes from sitting position to crawling like a champ!
- Is into EVERYTHING! He discovered our entertainment center and tries to pull out all the DVDs
- Loves to be put upside down
- Is super ticklish! He is really ticklish on the back of his neck, thighs, armpits, and stomach. We love to hear him giggle when he gets tickled.
- He makes the funniest sounds ever. He loves to talk and screech. Recently he has started growling! So funny to listen to.
- Likes to throw- wherever he is (car seat, high chair, exercauser, etc) he throws his toys, bottle, binkie, or whatever he can get his hands on over the side. Then he gets upset cause has nothing to play with.
- Finally sleeps well!! He will sleep anywhere from 10-12 hours straight and I LOVE it!
- Loves to play with anything that he shouldn't- cords, pumping tubes, paper, plastic, etc.
- LOVES, LOVES, LOVES potato chips!
- Hates baby food.


We did another allergy test on his skin and he is still allergic to eggs and we are  waiting to get the results back to see if he is still allergic to peanuts or anything else. We were excited to see that nothing else showed up on the skin test. He may be lactose intolerant but he is not actually allergic to milk so that is good. I may try adding milk or soy back into my diet!

Ashton is developed quite the temper. He knows what he wants and when he doesn't get it he lets us know! We think he has already got the tantrums of a 2 year old so we're in trouble! Unfortunately hes not easily distracted so we can't usually just give him something else. He loves to play with cords (my pumping tubes and electrical cords) so the other day he got my computer cord and I took it away and he screamed and screamed. He is a determined little man!

We started introducing solid foods when he was 6 months old but he HATES baby food. I can get him to it it by tricking him but he doesn't willingly open his mouth for pureed foods. We have just learned to give him our food. We give him little chunks of apples, bananas, potatoes, rice, beans, etc. We gave him a piece of a potato chip one day and he is in love. He sees the bag now and goes crazy! He eats Cheerios and really likes these fruit and vegie melts that we found. We will keep trying baby food but I don't think he's a fan.

 He has always been a very alert and active baby. Since the night he was born his eyes have been wide open and looking at the world around him. He never wants to miss anything. His little personality is just so fun! He is a very happy and smiley baby! We love you Ashton!