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Eight Months

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 Nathan is eight months old now and loves exploring the world around him. As you can see in this series, every moment he shows a new expression or finds something to catch his curiosity. Whether sitting or lying down, he loves to reach for his feet and anything that might serve as a toy. If Nathan is on his stomach, he is moving in circles or backwards to check out all the possibilities.

Nathan's teachers both refer to him as "Sweet Boy", a name I find myself using as well. They often have stories of Nathan showing affection to themselves or the other babies in his class. Jeff and I love spending time with our Sweet Boy, finding ways to make him smile and giggle. Nathan likes to give wide-open mouthed, slobbery kisses which makes me laugh as I try and make sure he lands on my cheek!

 
New for Nathan this month is two teeth slowly peeking through the bottom gums. I think I've mentioned before how much I love his gummy smile, but I'm excited to watch him grow into a little man as well. Since about three months, Nathan has been a prolific drooler. With the start of teething, it seems like the drool has doubled. Unfortunately, because of the drooling and Nathan's double chin, he developed a rash under his chin that began to spread to his chest. We immediately started using ointment with some improvement. One of Nate's teachers suggested an oatmeal bath more than once so Jeff and I finally tried it two nights ago. The next morning, his rash was nearly cleared up! If only we had tried it sooner.

As I do each month, I took Nathan's pictures in our leather brown chair today. Just as last month, we had a sunny day filling the living room with natural light. And just as last month, I couldn't choose too many to leave out. I just love looking at this boy, whether in person or photograph!
















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