8 1/2 Months

It's amazing how much can change in a few short weeks! Last month at this time, Maddox wasn't really moving much and nowadays, he's rarely sitting still and is into EVERYTHING! Not only is he crawling all over the place, but his new favorite thing to do is to pull up (on anything...toys, people, furniture, Coco) and stand. He's starting to cruise a bit and likes to test himself by letting go of whatever he's pulled up on to see how long he can stand there. We've been lucky so far and haven't had to deal with any bumps or bruises but seeing how independent he's getting, we're sure to experience our fair share in the near future. He's still a very good eater and doesn't dislike anything really (well, he's starting to object to baby food just because he'd rather feed himself). He's refusing formula quite a bit now (apparently pretty common once they start eating 3 solid meals plus a snack a day) so it's getting tricky to get him to drink enough formula to meet the recommended minimum. I think we're going to start sending formula to daycare in sippy cups instead of bottles because he'd much rather drink from a cup. His 9 month appointment is in a couple of weeks and I'm looking forward to asking a bunch of questions (but not looking forward to the shots).