8 months

He is not crawling yet, but he gets on all fours sometimes to practice swinging back and forth and he can get around pretty well, by turning around, pushing himself backwards, or by... I don't know how to describe it but take a look at the third picture. He can get things pretty far and come back to sit again which is quite amazing to me. And may I add that he is so big that he wears 12 -24 months clothes and they don't look big on him.

Bath, Peed on me, sitting, reflux

Yesterday I gave Peter a bath. Sharon usually does that. It's great. He's so excited to take off his clothes. He just starts fidgeting and moving his arms and legs everywhere as he's on the bed naked and knows he's about to get a bath. As I carried him to the bath, I suddenly felt my chest get warm. I realized he had peed all over me. First time that's happened!

Peter is sleeping at most about 5 hours a time at night. Usually around 4. When he goes from Midnight to 5 AM that's a good day.

He's also sitting pretty well, which is a lot of fun. He's very active and aggressively plays with toys. Sometimes he still gets fussy and seems to have reflux, but overall he's slowly improving. Giving him Zantac twice a day.

change clothes; happy baby

One of the things Peter hates the most is changing clothes. Putting those arms and head through is one of his worst fears.

In the last week Peter has changed from becoming an angry terror to a truly happy, smiley baby. He still sleeps poorly at night, but during the day time he is a treat. He smiles and giggles all the time to almost everyone. He has figured out the bottle and I think his body has adapted to the formula. It's a fun time to be a parent.

Light up

Peter's little face lights up when I walks into his sight. It melts my heart. It reminds me how much I love him, and how sweet he is.

Poor little Peter

Yesterday afternoon Peter was really gassy. He suddenly started screaming after eating a little, and he acted like he was in great pain. He was twisting his body, wouldn't let me touch his tummy or lay him down. He would choke on his own spit ups. Anyway, it was a frantic time. I called the dr. office and was put on hold, called Sam he was busy and didn't pick up the phone. So I called EMS. The firefighters came really fast. But then Peter calmed down and was able to pass tons of gas. He was ok afterall. But this experience just made me even more sure about going on diet trials. I want to figure out what is causing him pain and stop it. So I can have my sweet little boy all the time. I love him so much.

Peter has also made me so grateful for Enoch and Michael for being healthy most of the time. I am used to take being healthy for granted. Worrying about something could go wrong with my baby every day is kind of a torture. Knowing that CMV virus is waiting to attach him whenever his immune system is down is really stressful. I hope that that day will never come. I will try my best to protect Peter from getting any damage. You know what, trying my best is not enough, I need to fight to protect Peter even if it means to sacrifice. 

No poop

It's been four days without poop. Before this Peter has been pooping once a day, then twice a day for a few days. Dr. Macia did say it's normal for breastfed babies to go a few days without pooping, but I'm still a little worried. Let's hope he'll poop soon. He seems really gassy, but I cant tell if he is gassier or not, he's always this way I guess. Sometimes when I put him on the blanket, he would kick, and then toot for ever. Then he would be so happy afterwards.

Distracted

Sometimes Peter gets so distracted by his brothers, he would stop eating and turn his head in attempt to see them. So cute! I'm relieved that he seems to be less sleepy during the day. AND he slept from 9pm to 1am last night, a good long four hours for the first time! Hope this will become a norm.