Nelson's activities at 8 months

Nelson is now 8 months old... yes the big 1 is almost nearing!!

At 8 months, Nelson has developed really well and is an extremely active baby. Sometimes I wonder if he gets tired from rolling over, kicking and playing? I even once asked my GP if my son is hyper active... and she said "Would you rather have a non active or active baby??".. That's a valid question and I would personally have an active kid as I know he's meant to be doing what he is doing.

Nelson loves to grab things, bangs them on the table and then chucks them on the floor... the satisfaction of hearin the sounds brings smile to his face!! That money cannot buy..

The biggest milestone is saying the words "Mama"... it brings tears of joy and melts my heart. The other word that I have been teaching him is "Mamam" which means "eat".. he can say this too, letting me know he's hungry!!

How adorable are children?? All these little things that they learn each day and communicate to you.. Nothing can take these precious moments away

Do first time mum spoils their babies too much???

Being a first time mum to a premie baby is already hard enough. Sometimes I wonder if I'm actually spoiling my baby or not. I often ponder...

I play alot with Nelson, read with him and even sing lullabies to him. Is this spoiling I wonder??

Before Nelson goes to sleep, I would sing to him.. his favourite songs - Twinkle, twinkle little star and Rock a Bye Baby... Sometimes I would turn on the iPod to his favourite album.. Mama Mia!!! Believe it or not my 8 month old son loves the sound track of Mama Mia.. especially "Dancing Queen".. Whenever I played this song, he would be silent as if engaging in the tune and lyrics..

When Nelson cries, I would give him a big cuddle and kiss and telling him everything is alright. Mummy's right here... is this spoiling??

Hmmm... I guess everyone has a different definition to the word "spoil". If giving him a cuddle when he cries, singing lullabies to him is spoiling.. then I would not know the definition of "settling a baby"...