Sunday, November 7, 2010

At 8 Months...

Drew's Stats:
Weight:  21 lbs, 12 oz. (90th percentile)
Height:  29 inches (90th percentile)
Head:  48cm (95th percentile)

What Drew is doing at 8 months:

  • He has 4 teeth.  2 on the bottom and 2 on the top that have just broken through.
  • He's had two colds in two months but bounced back pretty quickly from both.
  • He is scooting and rolling like a mad man but has not started to crawl yet.
  • He's "talking" and babbling up a storm.  His favorite word is "dada" but I get a "momma" every great once in a while.
  • He's sleeping pretty consistently through the night (oh I hope I dont jnx myself!!)
  • He gives kisses now.  When you tell him to give you a kiss, he opens his mouth really wide and tries to gnaw your face off.  It's adorable.
  • He loves to scream at the top of his lungs.
  • He's got quite the appetite.  He's eating at least 8 tablespoons of cereal a day.  Also he's on fruits and veggies and will be starting meats and yogurts very soon.
  • He's had mashed potatoes, noodles and squash and acts like it's the worst food in the entire world.  He starts gagging and making the "yucky" face.  He'd much rather just play with it instead of eat it.  So far, he loves his green beans and pretty much and fruit mixed with his cereal.  He's not too keen on carrots or peas.
  • He gets this very cheesy grin on his face sometimes that cracks me up.  Such a ham!
  • He knows Nannu Abela, Sonny, Nannu's birds, his name, mom and dad.
  • His most favorite toys are the remote control and cell phone.  Already into technology!!
  • He can stand unsopported but not for very long. 
  • He loves patty cake and peekaboo.
  • He still loves bath time and by the end, there is more water on the floor and on daddy then there is left in the tub!

Halloween!

Steve and I were really excited to take Drew out for his first trick or treating!  We got him dressed up and ready to go and all of a sudden, I see him start to doze in his stroller.  We woke him up...which lasted for about a minute and then he was out cold.

So pretty much, we had a great time but Drew slept through the whole thing!  When we brought him inside, he woke up and looked at us and was like, "what, what, what'd I miss?"

Mommy and Drew getting ready to go!

Nanna and Drew:

...and he's out!

...and, he's still out.  But off we went!

Drew's loot:

"What'd I miss, guys???"

This Picture Deserves it's Own Post!

Cause it's just so cute!!  Steve caught Drew's eye and got the biggest grin out of him!  One of my favorites, for sure!

Pumpkins, Costumes and...Drew!

We had plans to take Drew to a pumpkin patch so we could pick out his pumpkin for Halloween and get some pictures of him.  Unfortunately, the kiddo had a nasty cold and the weather was downright awful so we decided to bring the pumpkins to him.

We dressed him up in his Halloween costume...Nascar Driver Dale Jr...and took him outside for some pictures with his pumpkins!

One of my all time favorites with Steve and Drew:

My little Nascar dude:

Pumpkins!

Trying really hard to figure it out!

Cutie pie:

Love those curls!

 Dad, are we done yet???

Nanna, What Are You Feeding Drew Now???

Nanna Abela can't wait to give Drew all kinds of new foods.  Some she gives with mom's blessings and some she doesn't.  I guess that's the right you get when you are the nanna.  :)


Daddy and Drew Ready for the Hunt!

Steve is so looking forward to doing all kinds of things with Drew and one of them is to take the little dude hunting.  Here they are all decked out in their gear ready to go!

Bounce, Bounce, Bounce!

Drew's exercauser is definitely one of the best gifts we received for our shower.  He plays in it all the time. He also loves to torture the dog with it.  Yep, he is starting early.