Graham at eight months

Our baby is eight months old today. I feel disbelief. It doesn't seem possible. I try to be in the moment with him and appreciate his sweet and tender age, but that doesn't stop time.

Here are some things that make him unique:

• His two bottom teeth are in, and his top two just broke through this week. (Liam didn't get a top tooth until around 10 months)
• He continues to be really relaxed and happy. You'd think he was my Caribbean baby. People comment on how calm he is everywhere we go.
• He is sleeping from about 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. and taking two naps a day. Hallelujah. I feel human again.
• He is not mobile. He shows no signs of crawling. If we put him on his belly he just lays there and eventually starts to fuss. I've seen him roll over only about five times. If you put him on his back, that's usually where he stays. (Liam was pulling himself up and crawling by now)
• He likes sitting up (needs our assistance for this). He will sit and grab anything we put in front of him. Toys? Measuring spoon? Spatula? Mommy's bracelet? Fascinating.
• At six months he was 20 lb so he probably weighs more now. He's wearing nine to 12 month clothes.
• He does a little head bob sometimes while he is sitting up. He kind of gets his torso into it and starts bopping around. I thought it was because he was having balance issues at first, but now I realize, he's just having fun.
• He has the cutest dimple above his left eye.

We introduced baby food at six months. He didn't like it at first. That's natural, I thought he'd get over it. But two months later, I realize, he still doesn't like it. I mean, really. He acts like we are torturing him.

Every day we try to feed him something and every day it's a bit of a struggle. Rice cereal, oatmeal, banana, carrots, sweet potatoes, green peas, green beans, prunes, apple sauce...he's not interested. Just Mommy's milk. That will be all, thank you.

If he were my first kid (who, by the way, had no problem with solid food), I would be worried. But since he's my second kid, I figure he'll grow out of it. It's really just amusing. How can such a little chunk not like real food? You'd think he'd be lapping it up!

He's doing things at his own pace and keeping us enthralled. We love that he has his own personality. 

Here's how I like to do it

It's casual

Oh, I better check this out

Now, what am I supposed to do?

 Oh mom, no. Not that again.

Is anybody going to help me?

Not a chance, Mom. My lips are sealed.

Sorry, can't. I'm actually really busy looking at my tray.

I said Nooo!

Give me that spoon.

OK, that's better.

 

Here's a video of a happy baby after we give up on meal time. And I love Liam's voice in the background. Another day in the Mommy life. Precious.