8 Months and Miserable

Beck is 8 months old today and I would love to write a post about all the things he does at 8 months but I am too tired to think.

Beck is 8 months old and MISERABLE.

We went to the doctor yesterday and he was diagnosed with his 3rd ear infection. And by 3rd, I really mean 1st which hasn't gone away in the 3 trips we've been to the doctor over the past month. We're going back in 2 weeks and if it still hasn't gone away we'll be talking tubes.

SURGERY FOR MY BABY.

Maybe the ear Gods forgot, but I am still a part of the La Leche League (but not really). Breastfeeding is supposed to support the immune system and now my teeny, tiny 19 lb 4 oz tot could possibly be going under the knife. I guess maybe it kept the tubes away for some time but nothing could stop our family's bad ear genes. I've had tubes, my brothers had tubes and Seth's sister had tubes. Poor thing didn't stand a chance.

Oh and guess what? We moved! And I love it! And I can't wait to show pictures. And we'll be homeOWNERS this week! And will be $8,000 richer in 3 weeks! And best of all Beck will be ear infection free! Crossing our fingers...

Things Beck Likes Better Than Sophie Part 2

Temptation

Beck Does Not Like Spaghetti

and if I were him, I wouldn't either... that stuff tastes like butt.

On another note... Beck does not like to eat out of his high chair anymore. He REFUSED to eat spaghetti (understandable) but then he refused to eat cereal which was weird. I thought maybe he just wasn't hungry... a bit later we tried again with sweet potatoes which he loves. Again, he REFUSED. He would scream and throw his body against the tray of the high chair. I took him out and fed him while I was holding him and he chowed down. This is clearly not going to work. Any suggestions? Has this happened to anyone else before?

After the high chair debacle I fed him some mashed potatoes off my plate... if mashed potatoes are on the menu every night I don't think we'll have a high chair problem anymore. The only thing he was concerned about was getting more... which is why his hand almost got stabbed by my fork. Lesson learned, ey Beck? Don't mess with momma's food.

A Breather

Did you know we're moving?

We are.

I have been trying to get rid of all kinds of junk we have around the house, especially baby stuff we don't use anymore. One of my clients at work is about 38 weeks pregnant, about to pop and has 0 baby gear. Wait, I gave her 2 onesies and 10 size 2 diapers that Beck has outgrown so she has 12 baby items. Yikes. Needless to say, I have been pulling things together like clothes, diaper bags and a bath tub that we don't use anymore and setting them out so I can give them to her. It's pretty tiring getting all this stuff together and preparing to pack for our big move.

Beck is really feeling it.

While crawling behind Seth, following him to the front door, Beck decided he needed to take a little breather...

Maybe this is his way of saying he's not really to part with his tub.

** If anyone is interested in donating baby stuff to my client, Rifine, please let me know! You can contact me or drop it off at Kentucky Refugee Ministries, 201 E Maxwell St. Lexington, KY. She literally needs EVERYTHING! I can't imagine being full term and not knowing when/if I was going to get even a crib for my baby to sleep in. Thanks in advance!!

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It's Official

BECK IS MOBILE

In an attempt to get an army crawl on video, we got one of Beck's first real big boy crawls! He is on the move everywhere now and he thinks it is hilariousssssss. Every time he goes forward he cracks up. It's so cute, he is so thrilled with himself and his new found freedom. I can't believe how quicky he figured everything out, and how much better he gets even in 1 day. He'll generally crawl to just about anything but if you put a cell phone, remote or coaster out in front of him...

... see ya.

Oh and if you put Sophie out in front of him he'll do a roundoff back handspring to get to here.

It's Any Day....NOW

He can do this

And he's always doing this

And now I can't do anything because he can get into everything!