8 months

I know I'm a few days late but it has been a little hectic around here. Work has gotten really busy and we've had to add a third day of daycare, so Joshua now goes Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Also, I've been busy with taxes which, thanks to Joshua, didn't turn out too bad.
So, now that Joshua is 8 months old, what's new with him, you ask. He has turned back into a terrible sleeper. On his worst night, he was awake 7 times. The past couple nights haven't been as bad with him only waking twice. The doctor suggested taking his pacifier away since he's using it to soothe himself to sleep and when he wakes and it's no longer in his mouth, he can't get himself back to sleep. Pretty obvious suggestion, but we haven't done it yet since we know we won't be getting any sleep that night and probably for the following couple of nights.

In other news, he has become super squirmy making it hard to change his diaper. He kind of scoots himself around in a circle when on his tummy. He hasn't figured out to get his knees under him to crawl, but he's definitely thinking about how to get around. I think he's also thinking about how to get himself to standing. I see him with his hands on the side of his crib, but he hasn't figured out how to get his feet underneath him. Soon, very soon. He is also a great sitter now. He still tumbles every now and then, but mostly, he just sits. And he can go from sitting to laying on his tummy, no problem.

He still has no teeth. And he doesn't seem to be teething (at this moment, any way!). He's enjoying more solids now. He eats sweet potatoes, squash, peas, green beans, apples, peaches, carrots, bananas every now and then, rice cereal, baby oatmeal, and chicken. This time around, eating solids is going much better. I have tried chopping up some cooked carrots into little pieces for him, but mostly those just stay in his mouth until I take them out. He tries, and we'll continue trying with more solid solids.