Baby Beach Bum

As I said in my 8 month blog, Taygan had his first trip to the beach on Memorial Day weekend and then we went to Wild Dunes for a week and then drove up to Cherry Grove for a day with Mimi and Pop. Here are some pics from his days on the beach.

Can't get enough of those little baby feet!! So precious. 

 Lunch time on the beach and Taygan wants some of whatever Harper is eating.

 Aunt Mate came to get some loving for the day.

 This pic just makes me smile. 

 Being tourist in Downtown Charleston

 Dinner at Poe's.

Getting some sweet kisses from Harper.  Sweet babies.

 Practicing picking up his puffs.

 Heading out to dinner with Mimi and Pop.

 Tan boys on Father's Day.

8 Months

 

We are two thirds of the way through the first year.  I am not even sure how that is possible.  This past month went by so fast, I am sure there are already things I have forgotten but here are some highlights:

-Tooths 3, 4, and 5 have broken through the gum and number 6 is bulging.

-Taygan had his first trip to the beach; and he loved it! 

-Making a clicking sound with his tongue is his new trick.

-He will now give himself a kiss in the mirror when he sees his reflection (and this melts my heart).

-Yes, he still loves his bath time.

-He evidently doesn’t mind the taste of sand because he ate it more than once.

-His recognition of separation has set in.  He will now cry for about 10 secs when you leave the room but then finds a toy to entertain himself with.

-Our friends from Dallas came in with their 9 month old for a 10 day vacation and we spent a wonderful relaxing week at Wild Dunes.

-New foods introduced this month include yogurt, apples, and watermelon.

-Kyte and I learned from the vacation that we could not have Taygan sleep in our room on a regular basis; he is a noisy little sleeper.

-Getting a 9 month (Harper), 7 month (Taygan), and 6 month (Cruz) old to put themselves to sleep under a 10x10 tent on the beach is tricky but was accomplished more than once while in Charleston. They are all 3 asleep in the pic below, and yes Cruz is in that yellow sleeper and was able to breath under that blanket :)

-I can’t say specifically where he is ticklish because I think it is every inch of his body.

-We started giving him solid “solids” in the form of Puffs.  And he immediately picked one up on his own and put it in his mouth (yay for good motor skills!).

-He gagged when he felt the puff in his mouth the first time, he is not a fan of the texture of a solid substance (unless it’s sand) but we are working on it.

-Kyte got to celebrate his first fathers day at the beach.  Taygan is one lucky boy to have such an awesome Dad.

-Not really any attempt to crawl yet, but he is able to stand and put pressure evenly on both feet.

I can't wait to see all the changes that happen in the next month.  I was walking at 9 months, I don't think Taygan will quite be there but we will probably be some kind of mobile in the next few weeks.  Bring on the baby proofing of the house!