k-strat: Ben is eight months old

Ben is eight months old today! He probably weighs between thirteen and fourteen pounds, and though he still fits in three month clothes, they are getting tight so we switched him to six month clothes a week or so ago. There are still no sign of teeth but Ben loves his food. He loves chewing on teething wafers and eating anything mushy. He also is only beginning to find his hands - when he is laying on the play mat he will reach for a toy, but doesn't seem to understand that he could pick up food, or a cup with them. If there is food in front of him, he just looks at it and gets sad until someone feeds him. He hasn't found his feet and doesn't sit up unassisted yet, but he is working hard on those skills. He continues to roll from front to back but now when he's on his back he will roll onto his side. He can't come over to his front yet, but he is getting closer. He will bear weight on his legs for a few seconds at a time now, something he hated doing before. Ben still has to be swaddled to sleep, otherwise he doesn't fall asleep. He is getting a little better in the church nursery if someone is able to dedicate attention to him and there aren't too many babies in there. Ben continues to be a great sleeper at night though, and now can make it from the time I feed him around 9:30/10 pm until about 6:30 in the morning most nights.