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By eight months, your baby is sitting up well and he likes to play with a variety of toys. He is curious about everything he sees, hears, smells and touches. Your baby will turn in the sound of a familiar sound or voice. Rather than telling your baby `No`, give her one or two word commands. For example, if she is going in a room that you don't want her in, you can say `Come in here, please`. If she hears `No` alot, soon she will be telling you `No` as well. Because her memory is not developed yet, you will need to remind her several times exactly what you expect from her.

Your baby can crawl well towards objects he wants. He can also stand with some assistane. Some eight month old babies can cruise if they are holing onto something sturdy. Make sure that you have babyproofed all sharp objects and tables. Show your baby the world in a safe and stimulating environment. Your baby should have a vareity of toys that will allow her to develop properly.

Your baby is babbling up a storm now! Although some words are made up, she can probably say mama or dada by this point. She sounds a lot like how we talk, just very fast and jarbled. Speak clearly when you talk to your baby so that she can hear the pronunciation of words. When you are reading, point to the objects in the story. Talk about body parts with her and tell her what animals sound like. Continue to sing songs and nursery rhymes with him. Let your baby play with musical instruments and show her how to dance to the rhythm.

Allow your baby to interact with a wide variety of different people. Your baby should be exposed to all races, sizes and ages of people. If he is exposed to this at a young age, the likelyhood of developing any type of prejudices will be slight. Because your baby will look at how you treat other people, you should set a positive example for him to follow.

Babies learn by imitation, so lrad the way for him! Show him the proper way of doing things and then, give him the chance to follow. Don't expect perfection, learning new skills takes time and practice.

Now that she has some practice with foods, you can give her foods that are a bit chunkier. Make sure there are no large lumps, seeds or skins in her meals. Cut soft fruits and vegetables into small pieces. Give her a spoon and let her feed herself sometimes. You shouldn't add salt, sugar, syrups, or any additional seasonings to her food. Make sure that her foods are not too hot- you could easily burn her mouth.

Developmental Milestones 8 Months Old

Physical

• Most babies are crawling or moving about by bottom shuffling
• Pulls himself up to a standing position
• Vision is adult like in clarity and depth perception
• Walks by holding onto furniture
• May be able to stand alone momentarily
• Can get into a sitting position from her stomach

Intellectual

• Uses his index finger to point to objects that have dropped
• Can pick up small objects and may feed himself some small finger foods (cheerios)
• Likes to shake and bang objects
• Is beginning to understand that objects have functions
• Likes dropping objects and retrieving them
• Understands smaller things fit inside larger items
• May be able to point to an object when it is named
• Can recognize people and objects across the room
• Says mama or dada
• Undersands the meaning of no

Emotional

• Obvious emotions
• Definite separation anxiety, if he experiences it
• May be shy around strangers
• May become upset when you are not with him-always kiss and hug your baby and he will learn that you come back
• May repeat acts if he applauded
• May show signs of empathy-if he sees you cry, he may too
• Blows kisses
• Unhappy if you take something away

Age Appropriate Toys

• Books
• Blocks
• Exersaucer
• Stacking and nesting toys
• Stuffed animals
• Bath toys
• Lighted toys
• Cause and effect toys
• Musical instruments
• Rolling toys

Comments:

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theclaudios - Wednesday, 18 Nov
My LO is lost his appetite for his solids and puts up a fight when i give him formula...hes got two teeth coming in, so guess thats the main reason why hes just not hungry : /

DulcianasMom - Wednesday, 18 Nov
TANYA214 ~ My LO can be clingy at times...just depends what her mood is or who she is around. Friends and family members are OK but if a stranger wants to hold her, NO WAY. She just turned 8months and she still gets up at night to feed (but not EVERY night) usually in a week, 4times. SO i get maybe 3 nights of full sleep ;)

chloesmommy - Wednesday, 18 Nov
anyasma-We still co-sleep. I'm still on call too. Chloe is super clingy, but she smiles at everyone and doesn't mind people holding her...although I did notice yesterday she didn't want daddy for very long. I have a feeling she's gonna start wanting only me soon.

Suzm - Wednesday, 18 Nov
my baby has been super clingy the past couple of weeks as well - you cannot even walk out of a room without her bursting into tears. She has always loved grocery shopping - smiling at everyone - the past 2 weeks she has went ballistic because I would not pick her up out of the cart. Oh the little personalities.

Beluga - Wednesday, 18 Nov
nikki3kids... It sounds awful and everything just for a wedding!... but keep being a good momma... after all, your LOs are your priority, hope that one day your family will understand... Hugs :-)

nikki3kids - Tuesday, 17 Nov
man this site is soo noring in my day time i get that people have lives lol but never thought people would stop chatting on here hahhaha.

TANYA214 - Tuesday, 17 Nov
anyone else have a super clingy baby? and is anyone elses LO's still getting up to eat at night?

Suzm - Tuesday, 17 Nov
nikki -- I am sorry about your family. I have a lot of the same issues with mine, and they only live 2 hours away. They never realize what 4 hours out of my day is to travel to them with a baby... a baby that is very scheduled and doesn't do well when off the schedule. I know it is hard, but just take a deep breath and find peace in the fact that you are a good mom and you will never treat your own children the same way.

DulcianasMom - Tuesday, 17 Nov
Jaelynn is starting to get down into the crawling position from sitting so i am hoping she will be crawling by Christmas!! She only takes 1 long nap now in the afternoon, no more morning and evening naps. She seems tired but when we try to put her down, she just can't seem to settle. I've started to give her very soft 'gummable' foods. She LOVES tiny bits of banana and TEARS UP small bits of a dinner roll :o)

Suzm - Tuesday, 17 Nov
naps are getting difficult for us as well - used to be 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon - now, if we can get 45 minutes at either time, we are lucky. I am not sure Maddy will crawl, she is so set on cruising on the edge of furniture. She is on an eating strike too - she takes her bottles, and will eat puffs, but she will not eat baby food - she will eat chunks of our food - sweet potatoes, chicken, really anything we are eating. She has her bottom two middle and the top two that are beside middle - looks like she is working on the opposite teeth (top middle, next two on the bottom) - so maybe that is why she is not into eating from a spoon... or - she is just done with baby food. She is growing up too fast!!

nikki3kids - Tuesday, 17 Nov
i am soo pissed now. my mum and my whole family can just get bent i think. my brother is getting married as much as i say im happy it wont make him happy as i cant go they all think that i can just drop everything and get on a plane to go to japan to get married well i have 3 kids to feed here, i have a baby that i cant just uproot everyone when ever i like. i havent got passports and my gets dont have any either so there money to get them all done. and the plane tickets from new zealand isnt cheap. my hubby cant take time off work and if i just go i have no one to look after my kids while hubby is at work. its soo un fair that they think im selfish. i think that they are all selfish. then my mother just turned to me and said so what you have kids its not the end of the world i went so what im not like you i put my kids first just cause you can travel and leave us behine like you did all so you could drink and not have to worry about us. then the b:'': goes yea well at least i take my kids to the doctor when they are sick and look like the have pnuemonia. that hit a nerve on me as i did take my child to the doc he just gave me a sript for pain releif and then that was it we thought we were in the best care how was i ment to know not to trust a doc. we took her to another one when things werent looking to good and lucky that we did as she was nearly gone. it tears me up to even think that we almost lost my girl. how could she say things like that im a good mum my kids mean the world to me i would die for them. i just hate my family soo much all this has come about when my oldest brother wanted me to go to his wedding i was 38weeks pregant put on bed rest so couldnt go they were all like you could have gone so what if you went in to labour there was a hospital i was like no i wanted my midwife to deliver the baby.. grrrr im sooo pissed and its doing my head so much

JanetN - Monday, 16 Nov
My sweetheart still isn't crawling, but this is my third child and believe me I am in no hurry. She gets on all fours and rocks so I know it will be any day. Has anyone feed their little ones eggs yet? My daughter had one over the weekend and loved it. I can't find anything she doesn't like so far

anyasma - Sunday, 15 Nov
Happy Sunday all! Well Anya can stand up on her own, remain standing unsupported and even 'walk' alongside furniture. Her first tooth popped up 2 Wednesday's ago, and so far so good. She doesn't eat much of solids nor drink from her bottle or sippy cup. She'll only have Gerber puffs and their cereal-maybe. She's really into our adult food, there's always a fight and whoa, ICE is a winner. That in mind, we still co-sleep is there anyone else? I do it with the boobies on call.

cindy1989 - Sunday, 15 Nov
my LO suddenly stopped taking his naps ... we normally rock him to sleep for naps and he fights us like crazy. he naped like 1 hrs yesterday ... thats all . anyone else havinf this problem?

Miracle 3 - Sunday, 15 Nov
drinking from my water has been the case too - haha.. Wow -sleepyem - we hit it the same time as you and let him cry an hour and now has been sleeping till 6:30 am!!! yeah.:-)Tommorrow we are off to 9 months! See you all soon!

marchmomma84 - Sunday, 15 Nov
luckysarah - I made the mistake of letting Raegan drink from my water bottle....she's LOVES the cold water, and now she always tried to grab it from me. It's so cute though, and eventually, it will be a good habit so I always give her some. I've given her some out the cup too and she's so cute she thinks she can handle it too....babies are funny :) She does drink juice every once in a while from her sippy cup...big girl.

luckysarah - Saturday, 14 Nov
At least we know they won't have any issues transitioning from a bottle. =)

Beluga - Saturday, 14 Nov
luckysarah... My little Sarah (born March 13) also likes to drink from the 'big cup'... I also gave her some water from my glass and from then on she just wants to use a big cup... She does not like her own, she has never liked it... :-)

luckysarah - Saturday, 14 Nov
DulcianasMom- your LO sounds like mine, rolling everywhere but no crawling. At least they are gettin around right? =) I have been working on clapping and waving for a week or so but he just gets excited and waves both his hands around crazy, its cute! He also can give 'five' which I love. Babies are so much fun at this age where you can just watch them learn and absorb everything around them.

DulcianasMom - Saturday, 14 Nov
YAY!! Jaelynn is eight months old..rolling EVERYWHERE but no crawling yet. Sits very well for REALLY long periods of time but occaisionally falls back so i always make sure there is a pillow behind her. She babbles, laughs, loves peek-a-boo and is trying to clap, gives 'five' and dances while sitting. She's such a little stinker :o)

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cindy1989 - Thursday, 12 Nov
so about the crying themself to sleep thing ... i figoured out something with my LO thats works without crying (since we spoiled him by letting him sleep in our bed for his first months ). i have been easing him into it slowly which means 1 hrs bedtime evry night but NO CRYING and HE ENGOYS going to bed . of course we have the 'bath , lotion ,...' routine first every night . than a bottle . after that i rock him a little while i burp him . 1. i pulled his crib next to our bed with the front gate down and layed next to him on our bed to compfort him till he went to sleep , and of course retatch the gate after .when he was ok with that 2. i had the crib next to our bed with the gate and did the same thing . when he was fine with that 3. i mooved the gate to its position (and make sure he can see me )in the room and still stayed in the room to compfort him if he needs me . lay him down nicely when he stands up .but dont do much more (never pick him up just compfort him in his bed ). now he can go to sleep by him self . im still in the room to compfort him if he needs me but he can put himself to sleep now . 4 now what i am going to do aas soon as he does this for a while is to leave right befor he falls asleep and over time leave earlyer and earlyer so that eventually he can go to bed all by himself because he knows ill be there if he needs me but it is bedtime . its been working perfectly for me and my LO and if your baby wont do the 'crying himself to sleep ' thing i think this is great .bedtime never took more than 1hrs including bath and so on . :D

luckysarah - Thursday, 12 Nov
So I made the mistake of letting my LO drink from my cup and that is ALL he wants to do now.. lol. I can't even get a sip of water without him trying to grab it and getting mad if I don't let him have it. Forget about the sippy cup he just wants a big cup now. Its so cute to watch them learn things like this. I never showed him how to do it, he just did it!

luckysarah - Thursday, 12 Nov
congrats sleepyem, stick with it and don't give up! This kind of stuff gets hard but you just have to think about how it is the best thing for them in the long run.. and for mommy too!

Suzm - Thursday, 12 Nov
ugh - up at 3:15 this morning. I read somewhere that babies have a good month, then a difficult one - the count is on for month number 9... I still a ways to go!

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