8 months old!

Max turned 8 months old on April 19, 2012!

To celebrate, I let him suck on my slice of orange.  He, of course, loved it.  I never realized how sticky oranges are!

To celebrate how old he was, Peter and I took Max for a walk after work around the park next door.  We put him in the upright seat in the stroller (have I mentioned how much I LOVE my stroller?!) for the first time.  He was a little concerned at first, but once we got outside he was a happy camper.

Video - Max is 8 months old!  Here he is playing with one of his favorite toys, his turtle.

 We wrapped up this eventful day with a bath.

Things about 8 month old Max:

• He no longer tries to eat my jaw when he wants to nurse - now he pulls at my shirt and tries to suck right below my neck.  I preferred when he went after my jaw - it wasn't quite so obvious.
• He no longer likes his time on the changing table - he squirms a lot.
• He is a great eater of purees, big open mouth!
• He is mobile.  His typically move includes pushing forward with his feet and then rolling to the side.  He then rolls back and pushes forward a little more.
• He LOVES to watch Baby Einstein (we have Baby Bach and Baby Beethoven).
• He still has only had breastmilk, no formula!  It is a struggle though, my supply isn't what it used to be and so I have to be super diligent to make sure I'm pumping 3 times a day.  I tried this Mother's Milk supplement (tasted AWFUL) but it didn't really help.  I have also tried using basil oil (DoTerra!) topically and that help a little for awhile but nothing has helped the supply stay consistently up.
• He will "talk" on the phone to people.  He recognizes mine and Peter's voice and if he hears either of us on the other end he perks right up, smiles a lot, and starts talking.
• He loves Peter's computer.  If Peter would let him sit on his lap and watch the laptop all day, Max would be in heaven.  He likes Peter's keyboard especially because it is backlit.
• He doesn't pull you in for kisses as much.  :(
• He have had to watch him closely to make sure he poops at least once every few days.  Thank you DoTerra - their Digestzen oil has helped many times!
• He takes his baths in the bathtub with me in there with him.  He is always happy in the tub.
• He still likes to be swaddled when put to sleep but quickly after we lay him down, his arms escape and he goes to sleep.
• He sleeps in the pack-n-play in our room with the white noise machine going.
• He is happy in the car now but doesn't fall asleep but maybe once in a blue moon
• He likes reading books with you but is also happy to just hold a book and look at the covers
• He likes listening to classical music.  We listen to Mozart while he gets a back and we listen to the classical station in the car.  Often if he starts to get fussy in the car, I just turn up the music and he is happy again.
• Overall, he is a happy, calm, content, and very observant baby (who absolutely loves his daddy)!