Andrew's Monthly Photo Project: Eight Months Old

It was eight months ago today that we were at the hospital waiting to hear the cries of the newest Mangiaracina. The minute he popped his little head out, he has been a loveable little bug (Mommy's nickname for him) and brings us smiles every day. 

So here we are, 8 months old and a TON of milestones to report.

• Andrew is officially on the move doing the best army crawl I've seen.  Sometimes it's more of a zombie crawl where he uses his arms and has dead legs behind him.  In any case, he is all over the place exploring every nook and cranny of our main level.  And as per usual, he is into everything that he shouldn't be!

• Life has changed in the way of the food he eats.  He's now down to 4 bottles a day and up to 3 solid meals a day.  Breakfast begins with oatmeal and fruit (favs are pears, peaches, apricots and bananas) followed by a veggie/fruit lunch.  Dinner consists of more oatmeal, veggies and a fruit.  He is a big fan of carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes and corn.  We have started introducing finger foods like Mum Mums and Gerber Puffs, but so far he's not so interested.  When he puts one in his mouth, he typically spits it out, but we are going to keep trying until he gets the hang of it.

• WE HAVE TEETH!  Andrew's first two teeth have finally made an appearance.  It has been a long time coming.  I wish I could say that the pain is gone, but it looks like the top two are about to make an appearance so the fingers are still constantly in his mouth.
• This kid is GROWING!  We don't have an official weight, but he has to be close to 15 pounds.  He is now wearing size 3 diapers so we know that he is putting on the weight - in a good way.

Happy 8 Month Birthday Andrew!!!

Photo Story

I've been quiet. Too quiet. So quiet that I feel guilty. Guilty that I have not been sharing our adventures with friends and family. But even more guilty that I have not been keeping a family record to look back on 10-15-20 years from now. There are excuses (of course there are!!). For one, finding the time has proven to be difficult. But more importantly, finding the energy to put the words together is even harder. Being the mom of two very active little boys is absolutely amazing and absolutely exhausting. And because our almost 8 month old has decided to enter the world of sleep regression, the words are still not here.

So I'm going to let the photos tell the story.

I last left off with Andrew's first meal back in August.  Since then, there have been many more messy moments as he worked through the fruits and vegetable list.  There has also been baseball and clapping and weddings and sitting and pumpkins and crawling and trick or treating and teeth! It certainly has been an exciting Fall and we are looking forward to a fun and busy holiday season.

Family Fun at Burke Lake Park

Frying Pan Park Play Date

Nats Game with Grandpa

Pool Days with Friends

Birthday Party Fun

Happy Birthday, Grandma M.

Port Discovery in Baltimore, MD

Uncle Joe & Aunt LeeAnn Get Hitched!

Cox Farms Play Date

Fairfax Fall Festival with Grandma and Grandpa Q.

Pumpkin Picking at Ticonderoga Farm

Andrew's First Haircut

Lazy Saturday Photo Shoot

Andrew Milestones: Sitting, Jumping, Crawling, Teeth!

Brotherly Love

I'm going to try really, really hard to keep up with things from now on. And Andrew is going to try really, really hard to go to sleep and stay asleep so that my Mommy brain can put the words together to be able to keep up with things. Happy Tuesday!