sounds like you are mastering the routine tweaking already!!
8 months how lovely (or should I say hard work!!) I found 7 -8 months really hard cos they demand your time alot - practicing new skills and wanting mummy on hand 24/7 to assist, then there are the issues these new skilld bring to sleep times!! NW,EW are very common at this age!
Im just coming out of a bad patch and my LO is now 9 months and 1 wk - still NW but im coping better with it!!
your little man is a cutie!
Annette.xx