Logan - 8.5months

Logan is 8.5 months old now, hard to believe! He is certainly growing and changing every day, becoming less and less like a little baby and more and more like a little boy.

He finally mastered sitting unassisted about a month ago. It was a long time coming and we were very happy when we knew that we could just sit him down anywhere. He loves the independence of being able to sit on his own, especially since this gives him a great ability to grab at the cats as they walk by.

Proud to be sitting on his own

He isn't yet crawling but spends lots of time on his belly, pushing up on his arms and moving himself backwards. When he gets up on his knees, he rocks back and forth, I'm sure crawling is very near in our future! (Look out cats!)

Logan has only 2 teeth that he cut around 7.5 months. There isn't any sign of any others right now but this doesn't stop him. The kid LOVES to eat. He has eaten anything that has been offered to him and there hasn't been a meal yet where he's decided he's full. He just eats and eats and eats. He has moved onto to mostly finger foods and doesn't take much off a spoon anymore. So if he can pick it up and get it in his mouth, it's good to go (he must take after his daddy).

Mmmm....food.....

Sleeping has been going pretty well of late. With the exception of when we were camping last weekend, Logan has been sleeping through the night (STTN) for about 2 weeks now! Wohoo! He was never an awful nighttime sleeper but still woke a couple/few times a night. Naps on the other hand have always been a struggle from about 2 months to 7.5 months, he was a 30-40 minute napper. Ugh. This was never enough for him (or mommy) resulting in a cranky boy later in the day. Recently, these naps have become anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours (usually around the 1.5 hour mark). Not only is he more rested during the day but I think this is what led to him STTN.

Sleeping in the tent with his duck

Speaking of sleeping, it sounds like the little man is waking from this morning's nap. I'm off to get him and start our day! Hope you enjoyed reading!