The Paul + Charity Show

Levi Daniel, you are eight months old!

You had a full month! You are sitting up on your own now which has been great! You can scoot around a bit on your bottom and turn yourself to get to different things. When you are done sitting, you still sort of plop over to get to your tummy. It is pretty hilarious to watch! You are pretty content to watch all the action. You also cut your second tooth this last month. It has been so cute for you two have two little teeth on bottom that are different sizes.

Levi you have been exploring more food and flavors recently. We have been trying out different pouches and you seem to enjoy that thin consistency. You've also been trying out teething cookies. You tried a piece of salmon burger one evening, and did not like that texture, though you did better with a bite of pancakes.

You are a very vocal little guy! You will babble with us which is of course sweet. Though, sometimes your big brother gets frustrated and says "Mama, I don't want Levi to say 'Blah Blah Blah'." You also let us know right away if you are unhappy. Typically you get mad if you cant see Mama and Elijah or when Papa comes home and does not pick you up right away. You love your family!

Levi, a big development for you is your sleep! You continue to have your set nap times around 10am and 2pm. However, papa was tasked with the job of sleep training you while he was off for the Holidays. It turns out, you were not getting enough food during the day, which is why you were waking up at night. We added in 2x bottles to your daily routine and that had you sleeping through the night right away. Mama was of course thrilled! It was sad to stop breastfeeding you, but between you biting a couple of times and the knowledge that you were not getting enough food - it just felt like it needed to happen. Mama has been grateful that we made it until 7 months!

You had a busy 8th month! You had play dates with friends, celebrated your first Christmas, experienced your first New Year's with the Kaetzel's. You also came down with a chest cold and a double ear infection over New Years weekend. It was pretty tough to see you so miserable. After a couple days of antibiotics you were back to your happy self!

During your 9th month of life we think you are looking forward to spending time with friends and family!

Here are few photos from your eight month of life: