8 Months

First off, this month has flown by! I hardly remember him being 7 months and I keep reminding myself that he is now 8 months!

Poor baby is experiencing his first sickness. Bailey has had a wretched cold all week and now Jaemus has it. It has been a really long week of coughing, snot, fevers, sleepless nights, Diego, and Imagination Movers. Last night perhaps was the most memorable of nights and I hope to always remember it. Poor Bailey was really achy and could not sleep and at about midnight she was really losing it. So, we took her into the living room and she was coughing so hard she was gagging and snot was just pouring out of her nose. She was nauseous and so tired. Once we got her calm Jaemus woke up clearly feeling similar. He was coughing and crying. Brandon and I took turns as we cared for out babies. He made Bailey toast while I nursed Jaemus, then Brandon played guitar for Jaemus until he fell asleep and I snuggled on the couch with Bailey until she was tired enough to go to bed. By 2:30 am we were climbing back into bed praying they will sleep. We made it until 6am- then Jaemus was up again. =)

However tiring that was, it was also sweet and special in that needy sick way. I love that Jaemus will fall asleep to Brandon's singing and music; and that Bailey will still snuggle in my arms and tell me she loves me and thank me for making her toast. I love that Brandon and I will both get up without hesitation to nurture our kids, and that Brandon and I get to share these moments together.

As for Jaemus' last month, he was grown in his two front teeth! These ones have made him ravenous for chew toys. He has been like a puppy biting everything he is near. His high chair tray, my chin, Bailey, and his favorite is apples in his pacy bag.

More of his personality is coming out as we have discovered he is a very happy morning boy. He wakes up ready to play and laugh. He also always wants something in his hands. While he eats he holds an extra spoon, in his stroller or car seat usually Sophie the giraffe or his lady bug. Going to sleep he holds his taggie blanket that he snuggles his face in and flips the little tags.

He is taking 2 naps a day now and sleeping from 8 pm to about 6 am. Really liking his sleeping routine. He usually goes back to sleep after his 6 am feeding and this gets me up and going so I get about an hour and half to myself in the mornings! I usually can get about an hour or two in the afternoon too.

He is rolling around more and getting warmed up for crawling. Jaemus rolled from his back to his tummy and now has figured out how to get from his bottom to his tummy. He has become frustrated in his desire to follow Bailey around or get to toys- all good motivation to crawl. He is very vocal and conversational and this makes for fun yet noisy meal times and we are all trying to talk. Jaemus learned to do raspberries from Bailey and it is really funny to watch them because they just laugh at each other.

Bailey and Jaemus' relationship grows richer each month as they create their own ways of playing and interacting. Bailey loves rolling Jaemus around and nothing makes him light up more than Bailey. Jaemus and Bailey create a really fun atmosphere.

Bailey's classic choke hold.