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hello! now that i can crawl and get into everything, i have been neglecting my blog and my avid readers, so i apologize for that. :) things have been going great, though! i really enjoy moving around and i can even get into a sitting position on my own once i crawl to something i want to play with. i can pull myself up on a few things too, but luckily i'm not doing that too much yet or mommy would have another reason to think i am growing up too fast! i'm working on some more teeth and love using the ones i have in the meantime. i will eat almost any kind of food and like to try all kinds of new things. i had some ice cream the other day, and it was so good!!! here's how i sit in my highchair when i'm eating. i like to put up my feet and get comfortable while i'm enjoying a nice meal...

mommy and daddy have purchased some great toys for me, but i actually like to play with things like hampers, luggage, diaper boxes, measuring cups, and things like that the most. here's me with the hamper the other day...

i also enjoy standing up on my own with help from furniture or people...

and here i am the other day trying to crawl to grampee's house (in indiana). i really miss him and he sent me an email that mentioned ice cream and riding bikes, so i thought i could just crawl to his house... well, mommy won't let me cross the street, so i had to keep turning right. before too long, i had only gone around the block and was back at our house again. mommy was already missing me a lot, so i decided to just go see grampee another time.

okay, that's all for now. bye!

finally!!

the day has finally come - i can officially crawl!!! i'm still not thrilled about it, but i'm finally figuring it out and enjoying the challenge. mommy is kind of having a hard time with it though - she has both wanted it and dreaded it at the same time, and she can't believe i'm already 8 months old! so, of course she's prone to burst into tears at any minute because she already feels i'm growing up so fast. oh, mom... :)

here are some pictures of me going after some tempting bait the other day - the string from mommy's camera - yes! at first, i like to survey what i'm after - looks pretty good, and worth the trip...

next, i give it a good stare-down. as aunt chris would tell you, i'm always game for a staring contest, and i usually win. i'm pretty sure the string doesn't stand a chance...

but, being the realist that i am, i can see this is not going to be an easy task, and so i take a little break to gain more strength...

and then, rejuvenated, i'm off! at this point i'm remembering why i hadn't crawled yet - this is work! mom is sitting right there - why can't she just hand me the string? ugh!

but, alas, i must persevere...

and before i know it - the string is mine!! i crawled!! (actually, had mommy not gone crazy cheering me on and calling me a good boy i probably wouldn't have noticed, but we'll keep that our little secret.)

here are some other pictures of my crawling frustration. you can see that mommy doesn't sympathize with me very much but is apparently trying to teach me at a young age that life is hard and you just have to gut it up sometimes. i have to go now, but i'll write more soon and tell you about some other things going on. i had a great weekend hanging out with the dwights and aunt chris - yes! and i have 7 teeth now! :) and i'm 30 inches long - whoa! but really, mom's calling me, so i gotta go. more later! bye!

my new mohawk?

hello! well, we're back from north carolina and had a great time at aunt aimee and uncle greg's wedding. aunt aimee was beautiful and the cake was awesome! :) here's a picture of me getting smoochies from aunt elaina and aunt aimee. as usual, i was more concerned with chomping down on someone's fingers...


and here i am eating some silverware...

and here i am in the hotel bed. it was fun to be in a big-boy bed all by myself! the thumb there was as good as it is at home...

and finally, here's taylor playing with me. she is a lot of fun! i had a great time with all of my family and can't wait to see them again soon...

things are back to normal around here. there was a lot of buzz about Ike the hurricane, but we actually didn't even get a drop of rain here! but it has cooled off a little bit, so that is awesome! i love to be outside and am really looking forward to autumn.

here's a picture of my mohawk. don't worry - it was only temporary! sometimes mommy and i get bored at home and so she does my hair. (of course i'd rather be eating bugs or breaking lamps, but i will humor her until she has a girl.) :) maybe i'll be mr. t for halloween!


okay, daddy is home from work now, so i'm going to go play with him. bye!