Okay so Shane officially turns eight months old tomorrow so uh this is a little bit late. Oops. Better late than never though I guess. I did update in his baby book and take pictures on time so at least the information is on time. 😉
I am going to be using the information that I recorded in Shane’s baby book for this update.
STATS: I don’t know exactly how much Shane weighs but I know he’s growing right on track still because I weigh him every once in a while and keep track of how much he’s gaining.
Shane laughs when… when we act like we are going to “get him”. He gets slightly scared and laughs so much. He’s also quite ticklish so he laughs when we tickle him as well.
Sleep + Schedule: His sleep and schedule is just about the same as last month. If you missed that post, you can check it out here. The only difference is that he has dropped a nap and also a bottle. He generally only naps twice a day and takes three 2 ounce bottles of formula.
What do people point out about your baby? How happy he is, how big his eyes are, and how much he looks like his daddy.
New Trips We’ve Taken: We took our first family vacation to Lake George this month! Traveling with a baby is quite the experience though. Shane did great on the car rides both to and from Lake George. (It takes about 3 hours to get there.) Although it’s quite interesting taking care of him when we aren’t at home.
Does your baby have any teeth? Nope, still nothing!
Solids: Shane still absolutely love eating. He’s had many new foods this month although I don’t know exactly which ones because I haven’t been keeping track.
That’s all for this month! Check back soon though because his 8 month update should be up shortly. This next month was a big one!
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– This play gym has been a lifesaver for me. For the past two months, Shane has LOVED his play gym. When I need to eat breakfast or lunch, I just lay him on his play gym and he goes to town playing. It can keep him busy for so long!
– Oh my gosh, velcro swaddles are such a lifesaver too! I especially love the ones that you can choose whether or not you swaddle with the arms in or out.
– Some people prefer zipper sleepers over button ones but I think each has their own benefits. The zipper ones are a bit faster but the button ones are nice because you can only open the bottom half of the sleeper and don’t have to expose your baby’s entire chest when changing their diaper.
– This one may seem random but oh my gosh we would not have survived without it in those early newborn days. For the last month of my pregnancy I used a yoga ball to try to encourage labor to start. I think this made the motion of bouncing comforting to Shane after he was born. Honestly the only way we could get him to sleep was to hold him upright on the ball and bounce. A. Complete. Lifesaver.
– We actually haven’t used the bassinet attachment for the pack ‘n play yet but we will a lot this summer since we plan to do some traveling. The reason why it made my essential list though is because the attachments that it comes with have been so great. If I need to put Shane down for just a few minutes (i.e. to use the bathroom, get a drink, make a bottle) the napper attachment has been a great help for that. The changing pad has been an even bigger lifesaver. We change 95% of Shane’s diapers on here. It’s also great because you can just wipe it clean when diaper changes go south. 🤣
– This bassinet has been AWESOME. Shane has slept in it every night since he’s been born. We love it especially because it has a vibrate function that we turn on after we have laid him down asleep. It definitely helps him to stay asleep and not wake back up as soon as we lay him down. It’s nice too because the vibrate turns off after 30 mins so the batteries don’t run out too quickly. It also has a night-light that you can turn on in the middle of the night if you need to check on baby. It also has nature sounds, music, and a projector. We don’t use those features but they are still really nice to have.
