(Always a little late to the monthly update party) I have always proclaimed month 8 as my favorite of all the first year months and this one with you only reinforces that opinion. It’s just such a lovely time- you, smashing handfuls of any and all foods into your mouth at every meal (favorite foods: any kind of meat, berries of all sorts and pizza crusts) And growing more of that lovely golde. ducky fuzz (Arlo says he’ll miss that the most when your real hair grows in) You’re trying out all kinds of sounds- having mastered dada and nana- now moving on to ma and hey and double sounds like ah-da. This week you’ve started to pull up on to things AND wave bye bye - causing my heart to both ache and sing (slow down but keep on growing!) Most nights you sleep 6-8 hours at a time but love to throw me a curve ball with an up-every-two-hours night thrown in every so often to keep from getting overconfident. Nursing is still going great and you’ve mastered every sippy cup I’ve tried- straws, spouts and those fancy new 360 cups that didn’t even exist when your brother and sister were babies. You’re so fast with crawling that we are constantly chasing you around the house and it’s become evident that I’m going to have take baby proofing seriously pretty soon. Soaking in this sweet sweet time with you, baby Leo. #leonaruth https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn31SvogCME/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=183la34jnsgb8