3/4 of a Year

Caleb is already 8 months and boy is that going by fast this month he learned to:

• Sit well without support
• Bears weight on legs and moves feet in a walking motion
• Adjusts his posture to reach an object
• Picks up objects using index, fourth, and fifth finger against thumb
• Able to release objects
• Pulls a string to obtain object
• Reaches for toys that are out of reach and then dives for them from a sitting position
• Listens selectively to familiar words
• He is starting to "talk" especially when we talk to him
• Understands the word no (but does not always obey it!)
• Dislikes diaper change and being dressed
• Can pull his shoes off
• Only uses a pacifier when he is sleeping
• Drinks 3 7oz bottles during the day (ever 4 hours) and then an 8 oz at night before bed
• He is also eating 4oz of babyfood and rice cereal 3 times a day
• Started eating Gerber stars and lil crunchies

 here's what a typical daily schedual is like

7:30 wake up - 7 oz bottle

9:30 cereal and baby food 4 oz

10:00 Nap

11:00 wake up

11:30 bottle 7 oz

12:30 Cereal and/or baby food 4oz

1:00 Nap

3:00 wake up

3:30 bottle 7 oz

5:30 baby food with us at the table

6:30 bath time

7:30 8 oz bottle for bed