Hayes still usually sleeps through the night - from 8:30 or so until 6 - unless he's not feeling well. And sometimes he likes to give me an extra early wake-up call at 5 am. We retired the swaddle when I found it loose in his crib one night.
He is not a great napper, much to the dismay of his momma and his teachers. Every once in a while, he will nap for more than an hour, but some days, he only sleeps for 30 - 45 minutes in the morning and the same in the afternoon.
Hayes eats at least one jar of baby food a day, and he has started eating puffs and Baby Mum-Mums.
Hayes is on the move now. He started the month still doing the army crawl, but mastered a real crawl by the end. He also learned how to pull up, although he's still a little shaky on that front.
He loves his baths and likes to splash and play with his measuring cups.
Hayes is totally over his playmat. He likes to read, crawl around, and play in his Exersaucer.
This month, Hayes has had a very active social life! He attended his first engagement party. That's right, Aunt Jen is getting married! We are so excited. He also went with Momma and Daddy to Aunt Kristi's birthday party at Jose's. He loved all the karaoke. We had my birthday party, and all of Hayes's friends came over to our house. He attended baby Braxon's shower. We can't wait to meet Braxon in October! And he attended his first little friends' birthday party. Anniston Reith turned 4 and Treyson Reith turned 2. They had a carnival party, and Hayes had a blast in their porch swing. Hayes attended his first Razorback football game. He had so much fun at the Knight's tailgate and was such a good boy during the game. Finally, he went to Fort Smith for Nana's birthday party. We loved celebrating Nana!
Hayes has become an adventurer this month. He escaped from him crib one night and we found him in the living room at 4:30 in the morning. Crazy!
He was sick for half the month. He started with a cold, which turned into what we thought was a fever virus. It ended up being an ear infection, which resulted in tubes.
Since we've been to the doctor so much this month, we again found out that he was having trouble gaining weight. We thought he had been packing on the pounds but when we took him in for his ear infection, we found out that he had not gained any weight since his 6 month check-up. The doctor had us start giving him double-strength formula, and we hope that helps him catch up a bit. So, he weighs right at 15 pounds and wears size 6-9 month clothes (although he can still fit into a few 3-6 month outfits!).
Clearly, it's been a busy month for old Hayes! We hope the next month doesn't hold quite as much excitement!
