8 months old (35 weeks old)
Weight: 20 pounds, 4 ounces. (54th percentile)
Length: Big boy is 31 3/4 inches long. (97th percentile)
Wearing: size 3 Huggies diapers and 12 month clothes.
Feedings: Jack 5-7 ounces of formula a feeding 5 times a day for a total of approximately 28-32ish ounces a day. He's now eating solids three times a day.
Favorites: Jack has discovered the television. Oh, how he loves the television. The boy will practically break his neck to watch tv. Sigh. (Sophie and his other toys are still loved, too.)
Least Favorites: Jack still doesn't like to be left alone.
Issues: Someone make the screaming stop! Lol. He has a voice, and he is NOT afraid to use it. (He isn't screaming because he is upset or not happy about things. It is purely a matter of him vocalizing...loudly.)
Personality: Jack is still fairly easy going. He's had a few more grumpy days this month with him being sick/teething, but he is truly a pretty good baby.
Areas to work on: Sitting has been conquered! Now we're on to the crawling...well, the issue is that we are not on to the crawling I guess. :) He is quite good at turning himself around on his belly, but has no interest in trying to get up on all fours yet.
New Things: Let's see: he is clapping his hands; he totally understands the idea of object permanence; he loves to pat me while I am patting him; he has 6 teeth and one on the way; he is working on mastering getting out of a sitting position without falling; and he is starting to really "talk" with actual "words".
Randomness: Jack will not leave my hair alone. Ugh. He is constantly pulling on it (and pulling it out) if I have it down. My necklace is also a favorite thing to attack.
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Some things Jack is expected to do: (milestones for eight months)
Mastered Skills (most kids can do)
- Says "mama" or "dada" to parents (isn't specific) - Yes, he seems to be specific with mama and says it to me and not Isaac
- Passes objects from hand to hand - yes
Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)
- Stands while holding onto something - Yes
- Crawls - Nope
- Points at objects - No. He reaches for things, but I wouldn't say that he is pointing at things.
- Searches for hidden objects - Yes
Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)
- Pulls self to standing, cruises - No
- Picks things up with thumb-finger pincer grasp - Emerging, but he isn't really getting the oportunity to practice with smaller things (we need to start him on his puffs!)
- Indicates wants with gestures - Yes, he holds his arms up to be picked up, he'll gesture toward toys, shakes his head no
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Jack's two month stats are
here.
Jack's three month stats are
here.
Jack's four month stats are
here.
Jack's five month stats are
here.
Jack's six month stats are
here.
Jack's seventh month stats are
here.
