Eight Months

Weight: approx. 22lbs. 8oz.

Diaper Size: three, about to go into four (just trying to use up what’s left!)

Clothing Size: 18 months

Eating Schedule: 4 - 9oz. bottles during the day. Calvin also eats 1.5-2 tablespoons of oatmeal with a jar of prunes for breakfast, a jar of fruit for lunch, and a meat with a vegetable for dinner.

Cries when: tired or when he’s bored and ready to start a new activity

Milestones:

Calvin is finally sitting up on his own! It's not 100% perfected (he still sometimes topples over to the side), but he's doing so great!

Calvin has also started clapping his hands and dancing! Music will come on from one of his many toys and he starts bobbing to the music--it's the cutest thing!

Calvin is babbling more than ever! We're constantly joking about his friend, "Bob," because his babbling is basically, "bobbobbobbobbobbobbob..."
It's quite adorable :)

I took Calvin to the aquarium for the first time and he loved it! He was amazed by the sharks!

We also started going to Gymboree classes. It’s a fun indoor activity for him to beat this brutal summer heat…that is of course on the days we’re not at the beach! He has grown to love being in the water J

Calvin finally met Uncle Frank for the first time this month!!! He absolutely loved every minute he got to spend with him!!!

Seven Months

Weight: 20lbs. 4oz.

Diaper Size: three

Clothing Size: 18 months

Eating Schedule: bottles every 3-4 hours during the day, followed by 1.5-2 tablespoons of oatmeal for breakfast, a fruit for lunch, and a meat with a vegetable for dinner.

Cries when: tired or when he’s bored and ready to start a new activity

Milestones: Calvin isn’t sitting up completely on his own yet, but he’s getting close! He can do it with support and reaches for his toys while sitting. His pediatrician isn’t surprised due to his size (he’s huge!), as he has a lot of height and weight to support.

Calvin experienced lots of “firsts” this past month. We took our first family road trip in the beginning of the month to attend my cousin Tim and his wife, Katherine’s, baby shower and to also attend my cousin Jennifer’s son’s (my Godson) first holy communion. Calvin did great on the road and slept great in the hotel!

We also took our first trip to the beach to celebrate Mother’s Day. I’ve been dying to get to the beach since Calvin has been born and this was the perfect opportunity. Calvin did great, although the water was a little cool for his liking. He definitely likes the temperature of his bath water better! He had just about the same reaction when we took him to a swimming pool for the first time just a few weeks later. We had to ease him in, but eventually got comfortable about waist-deep.

I found a park about 5 minutes from our house that has a great playground and swings. I took Calvin for the first time and he loves swinging! We go just about every day J

Calvin was also invited to his first birthday party. It was for a little boy of a coworker of Tim’s who was turning one. I think Calvin was a little too intrigued by the smash cake at the end!

Calvin also started drinking from a sippy cup this month! He’s practicing the action of cup to mouth more than actually drinking, but he’s doing great as time goes on.

Six Months

Weight: 18lbs. 12oz. at his last doctor visit!

Diaper Size: three

Clothing Size:  12 months, some 18 months (depending on the brand)

Eating Schedule: every 3-4 hours, plus 2-3 tablespoons of oatmeal after lunchtime bottle and a jar of baby food after dinner bottle

Cries when: hungry and tired

Milestones:
This has been a big month for Calvin and exploring the new world of food! He loves to sit in his highchair and eat like mommy and daddy. So far, he eats oatmeal, apples, green beans, squash, carrots and bananas.
He likes everything so far! The peas are still staring me down every time I go into our pantry. I can't help but not want to give them to him because I hate peas myself! But I promise I will do the right thing and feed them to him...I just won't force them on him, haha!
Calvin laughs and smiles all the time, he's a super happy baby. We have been truly blessed with such an incredible little boy J

Here are some recent photos....

My first Easter :)

 Uncle Anthony came with his company to Sarasota for a boat show, so Calvin helped make some sales!

Green bean face!

Watching my first Masters Tournament with daddy!

I LOVE TO ROLL

Checking out all the cool things on my exersaucer

My favorite rattle/teether

First trip to the zoo!

Calvin loves Elmo :)

Good morning!

Calvin loves taking selfies with mommy's phone

cool dude

I love to eat!

Five Months

Weight: 16lbs. 5 oz.

Height: 27 inches

Diaper Size: two

Clothing Size: 9 months, even some 12 month now!

Eating Schedule: every 3-4 hours during the day, no more middle of the night feedings since March 10!

Cries when: hungry and tired

Milestones:

-Calvin laughs, a lot now! He especially thinks it’s funny to get undressed particularly just before bathtime (he gets really excited when he hears the water start to run).

-Grasps toys

-Rolls over

-Puts just about everything in his mouth, especially his fist and thumb

-Sitting upright while supported

-Sits in his stroller without the car seat adaptor when we go for walks

-Calvin started sleeping through the night this month (specifically the night of my birthday! He knew just what mommy wanted…I couldn’t believe it when I woke up in the morning only to realize I got 8.5 uninterrupted hours of sleep!) He goes to bed just around 8:00pm, and we wake him up at 10:30pm for one last feeding. Lately, he’s been sleeping through the feeding so he’s probably close to not needing it much longer. He wakes up between 7:00-7:30am.

-Leans forward/sits up in his swing, bathtub, car seat and bouncy seat…strapping in is a must!

-Started solids! Calvin so far has eaten oatmeal and apples and loves it. He sits in his highchair and eats like such a big boy J

-We finally moved into our new home this past month! We have a small lake in our backyard which is home to about 6 beautiful mallard ducks that come right up to our sliding glass doors some mornings! Calvin loves to go outside to feed them!

I know I promised baptism pictures, so here are a couple...

He did great when holy water was poured over his head!

With Godparents Anthony and Jessica

Feeding the ducks!

Whoa...what is this!?

Four Months

Weight:15lbs. 13oz.
Height: 27 inches

Diaper Size: two

Clothing Size: 6 months

Eating Schedule: every 3 hours during the day; wakes up for one feeding at night (anywhere between 4:00-5:00 a.m.)

Cries when: hungry and tired

Milestones: Rolling from side to side (mostly to his right) and arching his back (especially in the bathtub)!

Calvin has become even more vocal than last month and has also started to sit up in his Bumbo chair (shown in this month’s photo). He doesn’t stay up straight for long (you can see he ends up leaning forward), but he’s working on it J

I also discovered a little white bump on his bottom gum a couple of weeks ago…looks like we may have an early teether! It hasn’t cut the gum yet, so we’ll see how long before we start getting our chompers!

Calvin was also baptized this past Sunday. I’ll get some photos up for my next post! 

Three Months

Weight: @ 14 lbs. 5 oz.

Diaper Size: one

Clothing Size: still able to squeeze into a small handful of 3 month clothes, but we’re mostly transitioned into 6 months

Eating Schedule: every 2.5-3 hours during the day; wakes up for one feeding at night (anywhere between 3:30-5:00 a.m.)

Cries when: hungry and tired

Milestones: Calvin has definitely discovered how to maneuver his body! He loves to splash and kick in the bathtub…it is his favorite part of the day! He has also started stomping his feet on the changing table and lifting his butt! He hasn’t “rolled over,” but while on his back he rolled from one side to the other.

Calvin has discovered his hands as well. He mostly tries to stick his entire fist in his mouth, sometimes both if he’s feeling extra determined. Just a few days ago, he sucked his thumb for the first time for a few seconds!

Calvin has become extremely vocal the last few weeks. He responds when you talk to him, and he loves hearing, “I love you!” His coos and smiles truly melt our hearts.

Each day is better than the last. We love watching him grow and change every day. It has truly been an incredible experience for us as new parents!

Two Months

Weight: 11 lbs.8 oz.

Diaper size: one

Clothing size: 0-3 months

Eating schedule: every 2.5-3 hours during the day, between 4-5 hours at night

Cries when: hungry, tired or gassy

Milestones:

-better and better head control! Calvin’s head is only resting on our shoulders when he’s sleepy or wanting to cuddle.

-extremely alert! Calvin is very observant and loves to look at the world around him as well as check out all of his toys!

-coos and smiles J. Calvin is a very happy baby and loves to “talk” to us and smile back when we give him a big smile.

-At 7 weeks, Calvin graduated to sleeping in his crib in his own room! He’s not always a fan of being flat on his back, so we were a little nervous about the transition from his bassinet (which had a slight incline). But with a good swaddle, he’s snug as a bug and has been doing fantastic in the crib!