From newborn t0 8 months, see for yourself how big this little boy has grown.
Out with the old - In with the new
He no longer fits in the infant car seat. Now I'm not sure if he technically weighs over 22 lb, but considering how we've adjusted the straps all the way and we can still barely buckle him in...I think it's a sign. Hello convertible car seat. Goodbye infant carrier.
Crawling -
I use this term loosely. Now if you're definition of crawling is scooting and rolling around and moving backwards, then YES, Tanner is crawling. But he's still in the process of figuring out how to move forward. He's lifting up his belly, rocking back and forth - I say give him another week or two and he'll have it mastered.
The best is when he lifts his entire body off the ground doing a pull-up.
Or when he continually rolls over to the book shelf to the play with the DVDs when he has a million other toys to play with in the room.
Whenever I leave the room and come back a few minutes, he's always in a different spot and I'm not quite sure how he got there.
Standing tall -
Tanner also is learning how to stand up against things. Now it depends on your perspective. If you ask Anthony, Tanner was standing up on his own leaning against the ottoman. But one might say he was wedged or even stuck so he had no where else to go. Either way though, Tanner loves to tense up his entire body and stand tall.
Feed me -
Despite the video below, yes I do feed Tanner. As you can tell, he's not a picky eater and practically eats anything that he comes in contact with.
He's just very demanding - you must now share your drink with him. This also means taking sips out of my cups of water or juice. Otherwise, he's not afraid to voice his opinion of dismay to you.
And if you're going to put him in his high chair, it most be shortly followed by food. But now that Tanner has learned to eat finger food on his own, I can usually get a bite or two of my own food in. Tanner has mastered picking up small bits of cereal, rice, veggies, etc. At first he started out by grabbing the food with the palm of his hand, make a fist to smouch it to a pulp, and then eat whatever squeezed through the cracks of his fingers and try to swallow his fist in the process. But now he's mastered using his thumb and point finger to pick things up and goobles away.
He still mainly eats the pureed fruits and veggies, but yogurt is prob his fav. I just use the finger food as a distraction so Anthony and I can enjoy the rest of our meal together. It keeps him entertained.
Graduation -
Tanner has also graduated from the infant tub to the full-size bath tub. He started realizing how much fun it was to kick and splash - and more water would end up on the floor or sink than in the tub - so it was more than time to make the switch.
He also sits in the cart when I take him to the store. I usually would just bring my Baby Bjorn when I took him shopping, but then it just dawned on me he's probably old enough to sit in the cart. Finally! And he absolutely loves it. He's the best little baby ever - I'm telling you. I actually prefer to go places with him...and never like leaving him at home unless he's sleeping.
Look who's talking?
Tanner has also been practicing his vocals and likes to try different arrangements. Besides the ba-ba-ba and the ma-ma-ma, he'll get the giggles when you do something silly, funny, or really exciting, scream at the top of his lungs just to see if you're listening (just for fun), and the blow bubbles and razz all day long.
But everytime we try to get him on camera, he goes mute. He's a little camera shy. Well - he actually loves the camera- but that's the problem. He stops what he's doing and just stares at it - which does NOT make for very exciting videos.
Future bball player in the making!
Not only does he love this toy, but he has all the makings for a great bball player. He is getting so tall!! Tanner visited me for lunch one day - and all my co-workers swore he was going to be 7ft tall. My bros are prob upwards to 6'4'' tall - but 7 ft might be pushing it. It is, however, hard to find pants that are long enough. I practically have him wearing 12-18+ month pants. They just are taller and have more wiggle room around the waistline. It seems like he's slowly starting to loose his chubby belly...
Mommies boy -
Tanner also has become quite the mommie's boy. He usually always wants me to hold him (probably cause I usually give in). But I still LOVE the fact that he remembers who I am and at least shows some preference towards me. With working so much, my worse fear is that he'll forget who I am. Some would argue that it's only because I still nurse him. And yes, he literally attacks me when he's hungry and it can be quite embarrassing, but I'll take the good with the bad anyday to know Tanner loves his momma.
