Dryden is EIGHT MONTHS OLD.......

That's right... The boy is a whole 8 months old. He came into our lives just 243 days ago. The last eight months has passed by so quickly but they have been the best months of our lives. We are so blessed to have such a healthy happy boy, we couldn't have asked for anything more.

Some Stats on the handsome lil fella:

Weight; approx. 21 pounds
Height;  approx. 27 inches

This month Dryden has learned to sit all alone without falling all the time, he now sits or lays on his belly in the tub ( he will NOT lay on his back because he is too busy playing) he pulls himself up to a kneeling/standing position while holding onto furniture, turns on the blu-ray player and surround sound a million times a day, still rolls every where he wants to go with the odd army crawl, he moves around SO fast it is hard to leave him alone for any length of time.

He still won't eat canned baby food. So I still make pureed food and freeze it in ice cube trays or muffins pans for easy use. He loves eating bananas, my homemade strawberry/orange/apple puree, pureed broccoli, carrots and sweet potatoes. Last week I pureed chicken breasts and tomatoes which he also ate all up. Of course his grandparents still spoil him with lots of goodies including the cupcake my mom gave him to feed himself. D loves cake (because of Shaun's birthday and valentines day we had plently of cakes and goodies around here. Dryden will actually throw a fit if we have goodies and don't share)

D still has two naps a day. He has a morning nap around 11 and afternoon nap around 4 which he sleeps 1 1/2-2 hours for each. He is still sleeping through the night but will sometimes wake up around 6:30-7:30 for a bottle and then sleeps till 8:30-9:30. For his nap times and bedtime we lay him down in his crib with a bottle, turn on his Fisher Price aquarium and close the door. He usually falls asleep within 2-10 minutes. He never cries when we lay him down and if he decides that he is not tired he will play in his crib until we go get him. Sometimes if I am busy doing dishes or cleaning or having a bath I leave Dryden in his crib for up to an hour while he plays and talks to himself. It sure is a nice break whether he is sleeping or playing.

Dryden still smiles ALL THE TIME although he has started to throw fits when we have food and don't share or we aren't paying attention to him when he wants us too. He doesnt cry when he has a fit instead he moans and groans and he bangs his hands and feet on the ground and will put his head face down on the ground in hopes that we will feel bad for him.

Drydens teeth count is still at ZERO!!!

Well I hope the next few months go by a little slower than the last eight!!