Baby Jayden is 8 Months

Whew, where has the month gone? It's been fast and baby Jayden is growing, you know, like a weed.

 You aren't slowing down little man and neither is time. We will rapidly be approaching your first birthday. And then I'll blink and you'll be three.

You are so easy going and that makes life so very easy for this mama. You got your first tooth this month and that was pretty hard on you. You were fussy but never stopped smiling. You did stop sleeping however.

As long as you are part of the group, you are good. Leave you alone, for any reason, and you are one unhappy camper. Speaking of camper, my husband took the big kids camping this weekend and that gave Jayden some much needed time with mommy. We did head out to the lake Saturday and seriously sat there mesmerized and in awe of the big kids and their daddy.

They had the best time camping and, for a short time, we had fun watching them live their best life getting outdoors together.

Even in the heat, Jayden, you are the happiest baby. You refused to nap though so the day was a struggle with me trying to keep you on routine and also enjoy the time at the lake as a family. You struggled that night sleeping as well but are spending most of today playing catch up. Teething hasn't been fun with any of our kids and we will be thankful when Jayden has his teeth in.

We plan to keep this week low key as we have a busy weekend ahead with family coming to visit. We will keep soaking up this 8 month old baby and all the smiles and laughs he has for us.

Jayden, you make life look easy and find life so fun by wearing your emotions on your sleeve. You kick and bounce like crazy when you are excited and happy which is most of the time. This leaves you a constant dancing fool and we can't help but smile at this. You love full blown open mouthed kisses and grab onto us to make sure we can't move. You are strong. Much stronger than you will probably ever know. Your strength gives us strength and reminds us that God has much bigger plans for you than we could have ever imagined.

We love you more than you could ever know. Thank you for choosing us.