On the surface, it may not look like your baby changes all that much from month to month, but in reality, they change incredibly. Often, the days fly by, and we see little milestones every day, so we don’t realize how in a month’s time how different they really are!
From month 8 until now, the average person might not see that much of a difference in my little guy, but I see a lot. For example, he talks to us non-stop now. He is really communicating. He says bye bye deliberately. When he sees a dog, he is so excited. I tell him the dog says, “ruff ruff” and I swear he is trying to make that sound.
One thing that he is learning to master is the art of picking things up with his thumb and pointer finger and unfortunately, putting them in his mouth. No longer is he just limited to big things, but now, I am catching him picking up the tiniest object. I have to move quickly, or it is in his mouth in a second. This can lead to choking scares. He ate a leaf the other day. I just wasn’t fast enough.
Just this past week, he decided that he wanted to drink out of a straw. He has it down, and just like my other son, I realized he doesn’t care too much for the traditional sippy cup. His favorite thing is the cup with a straw. He’d much rather drink out of a straw any day!
He likes to make noise with objects now. He is learning how to bang things together, and he loves it when you can make a sound with an object. Even just tapping on a surface with your fingernails is entertainment. He seems to be marveling at how I do it. It is such an ego-boost to have such a captivated audience all the time.
He is just a joy to be around. That’s all I can say. He is precious, and fun, and easy-going. All I could ask for as a third child in my little family. We just love him so much.