The Hughes: Colson- 8 months

8 months old, already! This past month has flown by. So much has changed for Colson the last month! First of all, the infant carseat is no more. He was officially too long for it, so we ordered his big-boy carseat and he is now riding in it!

Crawling! No more army crawl, just up off the floor on all fours. Or his newest crawl with one knee on the ground and one foot- it is sort of a 1/2 regular crawl and 1/2 bear crawl.

Sitting up all the time and all by himself. Just last month I would have to be right there with him so he wouldn't fall over. Not anymore! He loves to be upright and able to follow his sisters at any given moment!

Tongue! He almost always has his tongue working. Not sure if it is because he is working on his 3rd tooth or if it is just a new thing for him, but he likes to stick it out all the time!

Pulling up! He can pull up on the toy baskets, ottoman, drums, and other toys around that height. He sometimes gets stuck and can't get down once he is up, but that doesn't stop him. Katelyn is worried every time he pulls up that he might fall. I have to stop her from bracing his fall every time- he's got to learn to get down somehow :)

While he rarely fusses, I did get a few pictures of him crying this month. What a good mom- snapping pictures instead of picking him up...

Poor guy had hand, foot and mouth disease this month. Considering how painful the sores in his mouth were, he was still a very happy little guy!

Colson is eating 1-2 meals a day and nursing 6 times a day. He sleeps from 7-7, sometimes waking earlier but he has to stay in bed until 7. He loves to watch, tackle, and crawl over his sisters. They both LOVE for him to crawl over them. They still want to hold him, but he is way to mobile for that. He is also a total cuddle bug when he first gets out of bed. He will wrap his arms around my neck and squeeze (as he pulls my hair). I love it, not the pulling hair, but the big squeeze!