Noah - 8 1/2 Months Old

Noah is growing so fast and developing into such a wonderful little baby boy!  He has learned to do so much in the last month and it is a blast watching him.  After learning to crawl in his seventh month it opened up an entire world for him.  He talks ALL the time about who knows what, but he sure is serious about it.  He says "dada" and "mama" pretty well.  The rest of his "sentences" are a lot of vowels and consonants put together.  He started clapping his hands when he is proud of himself or excited.  He has also started waving, but mainly to Ruger.  He crawls everywhere and loves to pull up on everything and stand and dance up and down.  He always has a smile on his face and loves being around people.  He is very social and sometimes gets bored when he only has mom to hang out with:)  He is definitely a momma's boy and loves to be with me.  He eats really well and will literally eat anything you give him.  He takes 4 bottles a day and is no longer breastfeeding (as of less than a week ago).  He has three meals a day.  He usually has oatmeal and a fruit for breakfast, some meat for lunch and oatmeal and a vegetable for dinner.  He LOVES his bottles, but has not really mastered the sippy cup.  He thinks of it more as a toy.  He started eating some fruit puffs and really likes those as well.  He has always been my little spit up king, but that is finally getting better so I am not washing clothes quite as much.  He sleeps like a champ!  He is definitely his father's son when it comes to sleeping.  He takes three naps a day and sleeps from 8 PM to 8 AM.  His favorite toy is by far his dog, Ruger.  Other than that he loves his books, music table, blocks and anything he can hold in his hand and crawl with.  He loves his bath and will crawl faster than ever when he hears the bath water running.  He could literally stay in the bath forever if I let him.  He has so much personality and is definitely stubborn (gets that from both parents; it was inevitable).  If I tell him "no" he will try and try until he realizes I am serious.  Overall he is an extremely happy healthy baby who loves to play and doesn't sit still unless he is sleeping.  He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I love him with all my heart.