Eight "Squeaker" Months :)

Hello Everyone!

Today my little squeak is eight months old and what an incredible ride it's been so far. It seems he has grown in leaps and bounds these last few days. He's mobile... beware! He now scoots in his own one-leg-crossed army style that's all his own, (I call it the squeak-scoot). He holds his bottle, despite my best efforts to deter him from taking yet another job away from me :( and he sits up for long periods of time, he also finally learned to jump with both legs in his Jumparoo. Yes people... I fear that walking is not too much farther down the road. These things are all great, it means he is catching up to what is normal for his age despite being born almost six weeks early.

The doctor said by one year we probably won't notice the difference between him and other one year olds which is great. But of course I would love him no matter what. We have had a rough past couple of nights. Since Ash has switched to the night shift it has brought about a change in him. He is clingy to me, and wakes up at all hours of the night, seemingly to make sure that someone is still there to comfort him. At first I was very frustrated, it felt like we were taking steps back at night, despite our steps forward during the day. But then I talked to my little sis, usually it is me giving her advice but now we seem to take turns which is great. She told me it must be Ash's schedule change and in a few days hopefully he will decide that no one is going to leave him and he will sleep in peace again. So last night when he woke up twice I was more calm. I made him a small bottle and rocked him and told him it would be alright. Mommy's not going anywhere, I promised, and he cuddled back which he doesn't do during the day.

It's so much harder to be pleasant at three am with a hysterical baby, but then he did somehting that made me completely forget to be frustrated. I was rocking him and he was resting his head on my chest and was almost asleep, all the sudden he lifts his head up and blew a raspberry on my neck! Then he laughed and put his head back down and fell fast asleep! It was the funniest thing I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Then I kissed his chubby little cheek and put him in his crib and went to bed and he slept the rest of the night.

Despite trials, and times I want to pull my hair out, he truly is the best thing that has ever happened to me and having him with the love of my life makes it all the better. My little family is the best and I wouldn't change it for all the well-rested nights in the world. Lots of Love,

Crystal