Well, our little Mr. Reuben has reached the 8 month mark and I can't get over how quickly the time is going. Part of me is excited about all the new things he's learning and part of me just wants time to slow down a little so I can absorb it all. I can understand how parents say that one minute the children are tiny and next thing you know, they're off to school. I'm actually glad there is another baby coming along soon because then I won't be so sad that my 'baby' is growing so fast because there will be another one for me to enjoy all these milestones with.
Speaking of milestones... in the past month, Reuben has cut 5 teeth (4 top ones and another bottom one) which gives him a grand total of 7! He likes to pull your finger into his mouth and have a bit of a 'chew' on it but now it is actually starting to hurt if he bites down too hard so I am trying to teach him what 'gentle' means. He is also learning how to express different emotions -excitement and frustration being just a couple that have really become more apparent in recent weeks. These emotions really show his emerging personality which is neat to watch. Sometimes when he is frustrated I can't actually figure out why but other times it will be because he can't reach something he wants or he wants something he isn't allowed. :) His excitement is usually over seeing other people -especially other babies/young children or someone he knows. He has just started 'waving' - i.e. opening and shutting his hand when you wave goodbye to him. I don't think he totally knows what he's doing, it's more copying what he sees someone else doing. We've also just taught him how to 'give me 5' which is really cute!
He is babbling a lot and 'babababa' is a common sound I hear him make. I also hear him expreimenting with different noises like squeals, grunts, and other sounds I can't really describe but I am guessing this is his way of 'trying out' new speech patterns in preparation for talking.
Fine motor skills are still more of a focus for him than the gross ones and he seems content to feel textures and try to pick small objects up rather than try to pull himself up on furniture. Secretly, I don't mind too much if he doesn't walk 'early' because as soon as he's mobile, I'll have my hands full on a whole new scale!!!!
Well, I'm about to head off to bed as it's after 10 which seems to be way past my bedtime these days. It was Father's Day today here in New Zealand which was really cool as it was Nathan's first one. We had a great day together as a family and even bought Reuben a new car seat (he's getting too big for his infant capsule that he's had since he was born.) I'm just sad the weekend is over already - they seem to go way too fast!
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