Holy smokes - our babies are all (or almost) 8 months!!! 4 more until they are all ONE YEAR OLD!!! Therefore, it's time for a recap!
LO's name:
Age:
Weight:
Length:
Number of Teeth:
Clothing Size:
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking:
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day:
How many solid meals a day:
Any words:
Milestone you're most looking forward to:
How's sleep going:
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
LO's name: Xander
Age: 8.5 months
Weight: 17 lbs 2 oz (as of 11/15)
Length: 28.25 inches (as of 10/26, measured at home)
Number of Teeth: 2 bottom with 4 top coming in!
Clothing Size: 9 months
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: NONE! Rolling!!!
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: 19.5 oz BM at daycare + 2 nursing sessions (or 4-5 nursing sessions on the weekend)
How many solid meals a day: 1, sometimes 2
Any words: None!
Milestone you're most looking forward to: CRAWLING! And saying "Mama!"
How's sleep going: Great! Xander's sleeping 7:30 - 5:30 with one wake-up for his evening fix of Tylenol... must wean him off that...
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
LO's name: Reagan
Age:8 months
Weight: 16lb 9zs on 10/29
Length: 25" on 9/13
Number of Teeth: 5 but 6 is almost here
Clothing Size: can still wear 6 months, but I bought all winter stuff in 9 months or 6-12, so everything is just big on her right now, even with her Buddha belly.
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: Crawling, and super fast!! She is starting to walking with her walker, and some cruising.
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: 24oz of formula (well 6 ozs is BM till I run out of the freezer stash, will be end of this month)
How many solid meals a day: 3! Banana and puffs are the only food she will pick up. Otherwise she is like a little bird sticking her mouth out for purees.
Any words: Dada....traitor.
Milestone you're most looking forward to: Probably going to regret this but walking.....and when she says Mama. And when her hair is long enough for pig tails.
How's sleep going: Usually great. Sleeps 630-700 till 530-630
persimmon / 1165 posts
LO's name: Kelsey
Age: 8 months today!
Weight: 16 lbs 15 oz with all her clothes and winter jacket on (as of 11/8). Little peanut!!
Length: 26 ish at 6 months
Number of Teeth: 1 bottom and 2 top coming in. All within less than 2 weeks.
Clothing Size: 9 months
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: She’s doing the precrawl rocking back and forth on all 4’s and faceplants all the time trying to propel herself forward.
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: Approx 18 oz + a few nursing sessions. Down to pumping 1x at work and still combo feeding.
How many solid meals a day: Usually 2. She pretty much loves everything but still gags on puffs/mum mums – which gives me a heart attack every time.
Any words: Dada.
Milestone you're most looking forward to: Saying "Mama!"
How's sleep going: Horrible. Going to CIO once the teeth fully breakthrough.
pear / 1718 posts
Thanks for starting the new thread, @adira! Feels so crisp and clean!
The thread title always makes me chuckle though because it makes it sound like we're "Done!" after one year! 
Okay, I'll play!
LO's name: Peter
Age: He will 8 months on Thursday
Weight: last weight was 16.5lbs but that was at his 6 month appt
Length: no idea! He's on the shorter side though, according to his percentiles.
Number of Teeth: 2 on the bottom
Clothing Size: 9-12 months
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: He's crawling all over and pulling up to stand every chance he gets. He hasn't taken any steps yet though.
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: I do a terrible job of keeping track but around 25 ounces. Last bottle of BM was this morning so we are officially on 100% formula. Tear.
How many solid meals a day: 3 meals a day, usually, (Sometimes on the weekends we run out of time for lunch.) We've gotten a lot more brave with our BLW approach recently. He had homemade blueberry muffins and some whole wheat pasta with a bolognese sauce this weekend. I threw the pasta in the food processor before giving it to him so that it was thoroughly chopped but no where near pureed.
Any words: He's gotten to be super chatty but no words or even consonant sounds. Just a ton of grunting, ahhhhhhs, and ehhhhhs.
Milestone you're most looking forward to: Talking! I can't wait to hear him say, "mama." Cannot.wait.
How's sleep going: If you asked me a week ago, I would have said it's a disaster. But for the past three nights he's slept like a champ! And I feel like a new woman because of it! Naps are hit or miss though, especially at daycare on M/T/W.
persimmon / 1165 posts
@Smurfette: Good call on the pigtails!! That is going to be so much fun!!
pear / 1718 posts
@Adira: @Smurfette: $250 to mow the lawn?! Egads! Okay you both have convinced me that the park next door might really be a blessing, if we get the house! Although I know I will be bummed when we can't have a swing set. But that's what neighbors are for!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@QueensBee: You mean we don't give them back after a year?
@sheskrafty: CIO, saved us!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@sheskrafty: haha, that pre-crawl rocking is what Xander just started doing this weekend!
@QueensBee: Oh, it's not normally that much! If we had someone do it every week, it would be more like $50. But this was to do fall cleanup, so they got rid of all the leaves, mowed the lawn, and pruned the perennials!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@QueensBee: @Smurfette: haha, I'm thinking more that the Done! means we'll be done with babies and they'll be full on Toddlers (or just-about)!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Adira: I think once we get to Toddler Hood, we are going to look back and think this stage is so easy!
pomelo / 5621 posts
@Adira: Thanks for starting the new thread!
LO's name: Isaac
Age: 8 months on Thursday
Weight: At six months he was 18lbs 6 oz. Next appt is in two weeks
Length: I don't remember
Number of Teeth: 2 bottom teeth
Clothing Size: 6-12 month or 9 month but he is slowly outgrowing the tops.
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: None. Scoots on his butt.
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: 5-6 nursing sessions in the day and 1-2 overnight.
How many solid meals a day: 3
Any words: no, but lots of babbling
Milestone you're most looking forward to: saying mama and getting mobile.
How's sleep going: It is improving. Most nights he only gets up once but every few days he will get up twice. I'm really looking forward to STTN.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: haha, I agree!! I'm NOT looking forward to the tantrums! And I really hope I can get knocked up with #2 before that happens or Hubs will never agree to another baby!
pomelo / 5621 posts
@silver1: Do you give water in a sippy in the middle of the night?
@smurfette: I can't believe how well she is cruising! That is awesome. Sorry for the rough morning. Hopefully she'll sleep good today and tonight.
@dojo: sorry about the biting. That hurts. Hopefully he doesn't do it too much. Isaac went through about a week were he kept biting but now he has stopped. Isaac is nowhere near crawling yet. Liam, Xander and Isaac and just roll around together while all the other babies are mobile!!
@adira: Hopefully you can get him off the tylenol. He is probably waking up at that time out of habit now. At least it is still early in the night and not in the middle of the night when he wakes.
@queensbee: That is awesome that Pete is sleeping through the night. Good luck with the house. No backyard isn't so bad if there is a park right there. Our backyard isn't going to be that big but a playground/greenspace is going to be built right behind us, which will be so nice.
@Mrs. Blue: I hope F gets better and can go to daycare tomorrow. They sure have mastered a lot all at once. Having two boys to chase after is going to keep you on your toes.
@sheskrafty: Happy 8 months!!
Last night Isaac got up once and I had him back down within half an hour. I was awake for over 2 hours. I am so tired today. And for some reason he is cranky even after a short 15 min morning nap. It is going to be a long day. DH got up with him this morning but I could not get back to sleep, I just lay there for about 45 min.
And I am supposed to be starting back at the gym tonight. Hopefully I get an afternoon nap so that I have the energy.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
I called and checked on R. It was 9 before fell asleep and then only napped for 55 mins. She was in the crib, talking to herself, so hopefully she will take a good afternoon nap. Her teacher said that she isn't acting like herself, keeping to herself cause they can just tell she is so tired. 
Poor thing. I feel so bad. I wish I could leave work and go get her.
kiwi / 611 posts
I guess it's about time I join in on the march baby fun
LO's name: Carter
Age:8 months on the 28th
Weight: He was 14 lbs 7 oz at his 6 month appointment (so tiny!) but I think he's getting close to 16 lbs now
Length: 25 1/4 at 6 months
Number of Teeth: 2 bottom teeth
Clothing Size: He can still wear is 3-6 month gap onesies, but is in 6-12 month pants and one piece outfits.
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: He is starting to get on all fours, but ends up face planting when he tries to propel himself forward. He ends up rolling all over the floor to get where he needs to go!
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: He nurses about 6 times a day, but I have no idea how many ounces.
How many solid meals a day: I've been trying to do 2 but he isn't too interested in a lot of food. He'll pick up whatever I put on his tray and taste it, but he isn't actually eating much.
Any words: Lots of squealing and some B and G sounds
Milestone you're most looking forward to: hearing him say mama!
How's sleep going: it seems to change weekly! He's usually pretty easy to get down at night around 6:30 and will sleep until about 7. Sometimes he'll wake up around 4 to nurse. As for naps, he's transitioning to 2 naps that are about an hour long each.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@jodyblair: OMG, yay!!!! Welcome!!! Just a warning, @Smurfette: and I can get really chatty!!
In the mobility department, your LO sounds like Xander. He can get up on all fours, but can't really go anywhere! He just rolls if he really wants to get somewhere.
@Smurfette: Aww, sorry to hear about R!! I hope she feels better soon. It's so hard to be at work when we're worried about our babies! I'm nervous about Xander... I hope they're being EXTRA good to him today after Friday's disaster!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@jodyblair: Welcome!! Carter is on my list if we ever have a boy.
@Adira: who me??
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Smurfette: Sometimes I have to force myself to NOT respond because I know you and I can just go on and on and on all day long!!! I think I probably talk to you more than anyone else IRL!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
LO's name: Elliot
Age: 8 mo
Weight: 18 lbs
Length: 27.5 maybe?? I can't remember
Number of Teeth: 0 -- I keep thinking any day now
Clothing Size: 9 months
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: crawling, climbing, & occasionally pulling up
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: about 24 oz of formula
How many solid meals a day: 1-2
Any words: Mama!!
Milestone you're most looking forward to: learning to not pull hair & pinch. That's a milestone, right? More words would be fun.
How's sleep going: ehh. They're still sick so I don't think I have a good grasp on where we would be if we weren't feeling yucky.
LO's name:
Age: Finn
Weight: 16
Length: 27-ish, I think.
Number of Teeth: zip
Clothing Size: 6-9
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: crawling, pulling up, climbing, getting to a sitting position on his own
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: about 20 oz
How many solid meals a day: 1-2
Any words: not even close
Milestone you're most looking forward to: first steps, clapping hands, first words
How's sleep going: same answer
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Mrs. Blue: OMG, you're still getting gummy smiles??? So sweet!!! And I'm jealous that E is saying "Mama"! I keep trying to get Xander to do it by repeating it to him over and over again, but he just goes "ba ba ba ba" so... not working.
kiwi / 611 posts
@Smurfette: I didn't realize how popular the name Carter was until after he was born. Hopefully he won't be one of 5 in his class in school 
I still love the name though! I also loved the name Grant (and still do if we have another boy!) I guess I like presidential names
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@jodyblair: Ha! I love Grant too! We know someone with the name so could never use it. I love the name Kennedy for a girl, but DH and I were like we can't use it or people will think we just name our girls after Presidents!
@Mrs. Blue: I jealous you still get gummy smiles!!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Holy smokes - our babies are all (or almost) 8 months!!! 4 more until they are all ONE YEAR OLD!!! Therefore, it's time for a recap!
LO's name: Jaren
Age: 9 months on 11/22!
Weight: last weigh in was 21.3 oz on 9/10 (at 6 months 2 wks)
Length: last check was 28.4 inches on 9/10 (at 6 months 2 wks)
Number of Teeth: 7 total. 4 on top and 3 on bottom. I miss his gummy smiles!
Clothing Size: 9-12 month onesies, 12 month sleepers and pants.
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: Crawling, not cruising or walking yet. Still can't sit up on his own for long periods of time.
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: breast feeding 4x/day (every 4 hrs). When he takes a bottle, he drinks 5-6 oz.
How many solid meals a day: 2-3. He loves food and gets really giddy, and impatient!
Any words: Nope, but he makes a lot of noise and babbles a ton!
Milestone you're most looking forward to: Sitting up, cruising, walking!
How's sleep going: he sleeps from 7-5:30 or 6. I can't get him to sleep in in the morning no matter what I do! But overall, he's a great sleeper that doesn't wake up in the motn, and he consistently takes 2 naps of 2 hours each.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@ALV91711: having two to chase is CRAZY!! While I'm getting one out of whatever trouble he has found and redirecting him elsewhere, the other has found some new object of fascination that he shouldn't have! It's definitely a two person job to keep up with them all of the sudden. I'm actually a little terrified of them walking...
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Smurfette: @Adira: We talk all the time about how much we are going to miss their gummy grins! It's one of my favorite things!
nectarine / 2973 posts
Hello! I lurk around here from time to time but have never commented
LO's name: J
Age: 8.5 months
Weight: 13lbs 12oz(at 6 months, next appointment is next month at 9 months)
Length: 24.5in(also at 6 months)
Number of Teeth: 0! I'm pretty sure a bottom one is going to pop through any day though!
Clothing Size: 3-6 month
Cruising, Crawling, or Walking: crawling everywhere! Also starting to pull herself up.
How many ounces of formula and/or Breast Milk per day: not sure, still pretty much nursing on demand. She drinks 5oz bottles while I'm at work. My guess is 25ish ounces a day.
How many solid meals a day: 0-1... Not that big on solids.
Any words: nope! Just babbling!
Milestone you're most looking forward to: saying mama! Can't wait!
How's sleep going: great! Pretty much 11 hours of night sleep. Occasionally with a night feeding. And then usually 2 naps 2 hours each.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Purpledaisy: Welcome!!! And oh my gosh, you have a little peanut, still fitting in 3-6 month clothes!! I'm kind of jealous because I'm starting to buy 12m clothes and they're just not as cute as all the infant stuff!! I wish Xander still fit in smaller sizes! And I'm glad to hear that J isn't too into solids either. I was worried Xander was the only one who wasn't super interested!!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Purpledaisy: Welcome!! I am so jealous of those naps.
nectarine / 2973 posts
@Adira: she is tiny! I'm curious to see her stats at her 9 month appointment next month! I worry too about her not being that into solids. She could seriously take them or leave them. And then I hear people with babies the same age(or younger!) already having three solid meals a day! I figure though that everyone learns to eat eventually lol
@Smurfette: we have seriously lucked out in the sleep department so far! We definitely have days where naptime goes nothing like that but overall this girl loves her sleep!
kiwi / 611 posts
@Purpledaisy: I'm glad to see another peanut Carter has hung out in the 5th percentile for height and weight since about 4 months. The ped doesn't seem concerned so I haven't been either. But I get so tired of hearing how tiny he is all the time! He has some serious chunky cheeks though, so we joke that's where all of his weight is!
nectarine / 2973 posts
@jodyblair: we joke that she keeps all of her weight in her thighs hehe. She was in the 25th percentile at her 4 month appt and 15th at her 6 month. I'm always afraid of the doctor saying something but she never has. She's not very tall either though, so her weight matched her height
pear / 1718 posts
@Smurfette: Haha DH says we're supposed to keep them!
@Adira: Ahhh, I see the logic of the title now. Totally makes sense!
@jodyblair: Welcome! So glad you're joining us. Love the name Carter!
@Mrs. High Heels: I love that he gets giddy when it's time to eat solids! That's kind of how I feel right before I'm about to eat a good meal too! 
@Purpledaisy: Welcome! I lovvvve chunky thighs on babies! One of my friend's has a baby with the chunkiest, most delicious thighs and we joke that we want to pour bbq sauce on them and gobble them up!
Ladies, I am feeling so crummy today. It came out of no where. I have no appetite, a little tummy ache, and I feel cold and achy. I'm going to bed shortly. Hopefully a little ginger ale and sleep will do the trick.
kiwi / 611 posts
@Purpledaisy: That makes me wonder about growth charts...my LO weighed a little more than yours at 6 months, but they said 5th percentile. Hmmm. I've heard there are different types of growth charts, but I don't know what makes them different. Any ideas?
apricot / 338 posts
@ALV91711: @dojo: motn I give water in his bottle (he stays in bed). Other times in sippy cup.
@QueensBee: hopefully things should be coming together by next week can't wait to move back in!! Hope you feel better soon.
@Adira: Thanks for starting new thread. Can't believe bdays are around the corner!! I will come back to update J stats
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@QueensBee: I hope you feel better. I started feeling nauseous around 2 today, I want to throw up but I can't but I have been in the bathroom all night. And I am freezing. Luckily R was in a good mood tonight so it was easier dealing with her and wanting to curl up in a ball!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Purpledaisy: Xander did the same thing - he was actually born around the 70th percentile, then was around 50th, then 30th, and is now ~15th! But I hear it's normal for babies to drop off in the charts and then sort of settle around 6+ months.
@QueensBee: Awww, I'm sorry you're not feeling well!!! I hope you feel better soon!
@jodyblair: @Purpledaisy: Boys and girls have different charts. Apparently boys are expected to weigh more!
@Smurfette: Oh no, you're sick too??? Hope you feel better!!
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