Brady--8 months

Brady is now 8 months old, and has developed so much in the past month!  A month ago, he was not sleeping through the night, eating any food at all, or moving (other than rolling over).   But look at him now!

A couple weeks ago, he started scooting all over the place, and learned how to sit back up by himself.  Then he started pulling up on things, and just yesterday, he finally figured out crawling.  This morning, he is crawling all over the place, getting into everything.  The kids better keep their stuff off the floor now!

Although he still has a ways to go, Brady has finally starting thinking something other than Mom's milk might be okay.  He will gnaw on crackers, eat some baby food (he prefers blends with bananas in them, and he's much better at sucking it out of those little packets than taking it from a spoon), and just this week is starting to drink formula from a soft-topped sippy cup.  There is beginning to be a faint light at the end of this breast-feeding tunnel. Although I do like nursing, I will be ready to be done by the time summer starts, so hopefully Brady will be, too.

But probably the best part of all is his sleeping through the night accomplishment.  About a month ago, I decided I was done feeding him at night, and within 3 nights, he quit crying for it.  Now he rarely wakes up and cries at all.  If he does, it's just for a few minutes, then back to sleep.  And he's usually down for about 11 hours.  I'm loving it!  And wondering why I didn't do it sooner.

Another of Brady's firsts this past month was getting to spend a little time out and about on the ranch.  What a big boy!

We sure love this little chubby-cheeked cutie!