Your baby is now 8 month old. I have listed a couple of things that mommies
should be aware of during this phase of a child’s life.
Rare moments...
We are complete during Kera's 8 month old mini celebration
1.
Curiosity – The baby is more curious than the first
few months of his life. He or she wants to touch and eat everything.
2.
Strength – There is more strength for the baby
to pull or push any object in his or her way. There is also strength when
standing. Yes, babies will definitely try to stand on their own at this age and
sometimes won’t hold into anything just to show off that they could already do
it. My daughter Kera did this several times but still bounces back. So, choose
a soft mat for the babies. In that way, they won’t hurt their heads.
3.
Crawl – Their crawl time is faster and much
easier for them. One minute they are in front of you and the other, they are
just way too far from you.
4.
Sleep – The sleeping pattern is already
different. They sleep a lot and have a lot of play time too.
5.
Separation Anxiety – This separation anxiety
becomes stronger especially at the time that the baby’s milk teeth are
appearing. They just wanted to be with their moms or anybody who takes care of
them most often. They needed comfort from these people at the time they are
hurt.
6.
Food – More space for food in the tummy. More
space for breast milk or formula milk plus water.
7.
Awareness – Babies are already aware who is their
mom, dad, brother or sister. They even know who the “strangers” are.
8.
Communication – More coos. More “mama”, “dada”
and just any syllables that would come of out of their mouth just to
communicate.
9.
Teething – Worst experience for them is having
their milk tooth.
With Kera's Daddy
During story telling time. Bible time.
She is paying attention and trying to mimic me.
Guidelines for milk tooth coming out: (As written on my
first article regarding teething a few years ago when my son had his teeth)
1.
Drooling
2.
Crying
3.
Biting
4.
Loosing appetite
5.
Irritability
6.
Discomfort
7.
Lack of sleep
8.
Fever (which really happened with my 2nd
born)
First sign of those teeth
To find out what to do during teething, kindly check this
article I made a few years ago: http://joneepslimwitch.blogspot.com/2013/02/cant-smile-without-you.html
Standing with minimal help from me.
So, that’s it for now. I hope this article helped you.
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