8 Months- July 14, 2014
Dear Henry,
Son, at 8-months-old you are keeping us on our toes. There’s no better way to say it. You crawl fast. You pull up on everything you’re not supposed to. You try to grab anything you can get your hands on and put it in your mouth. Henry, you are busy. You don’t stop until you fall asleep.
Here are some shots I captured of you in action (and inaction) from 7 to 8 months. Also, I’m really late with the letter this month. See, you’ve kept us busy.
You cannot stay clean while eating. It is all at once time consuming, adorable and hilarious. You like all the baby food we’ve given you. We’ll try some finger foods soon. I’m sure Ginger will love cleaning up that mess.
Speaking of Ginger, she is your girl! You giggle at her wagging tail, try to grab her nose and pull yourself up while clutching her fur. We stop you, even though Ginger doesn’t seem to mind. A boy and his dog, it’s a beautiful thing.
You have four teeth and two more trying to break through. You’re our little bunny toothed boy with your big grins.
We worry about your sleeping. You don’t wake up in the night, but you cry and wail at least twice. I get up and feed you at least twice in the night as we continue to figure out what’s going on with you. We are researching baby night terrors and will likely speak to the pediatrician about this. You often end up in bed with Daddy and me. Being held seems to comfort you.
As your “stork bite” birthmark fades from the back of your neck and you are but a step away from taking your first steps, I get a little sad that your baby months are flying by so quickly. I also get frustrated sometimes when my sleep is disturbed or when I’m exhausted from keeping up with you. But, then you remind me of your nickname.
We call you “Shucks.” You look at me like, “Aw shucks, Mama!” Henry, when I see your face like that it makes every moment of exhaustion worth it.
I love you, my sweet, sweet boy.
Love,
Mama
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John was like that with sleeping. When I talked to the pediatrician, when John was 9months old, he said there was no medical reason for him to wake up and gave me pamphlets on Ferberizing… Which worked in two nights, though it was torture. Basically he said that I was John’s security object– and truly, John is the only one of the three who never sucked his fingers to self- soothe. I tried pacifiers with them all but they wouldn’t use then. Fortunately I never had to do a finger- sucking intervention with Will and Kat only does it when she’s sleepy. Anyway, if Henry’s not waking up, you might wait 15 minutes or so before you go to him. He may just get hung between sleep phases. But I feel ya. John’s baby sleep was torture. If it helps, john sleeps like a corpse now… Even through fireworks! 😉
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