I'm so lucky to have a big sister. We sit next to each other when we eat dinner and keep each other company.
She gives me tender gentle hugs.
And soft sweet kisses.
Where else could you get this kind of TLC except from a big sister?
Don't worry folks, I get her back every now and then!
Daddy's away at a conference for a few days. It's the first time he's gone away since I was born.
It's so sad without him! Luckily, I have my sister Resli to keep my spirits up. Check her blog to see how.
We took advantage of the sunny weather this morning to play outside a little. It was my first experience in the grass (can you believe that!?), and it's gotten pretty long thanks to the afternoon rains. So at first I was unsure about it.
But then when I got used to it, it was fine.
I even flew through the trees for a while too. 
Then the thunderstorms came so we had to run back inside. Such is life in Florida.
Mami has been trying really hard to get a picture of my new tooth for you all. But I'm not cooperating!
Oh sure, I tease her every now and then, open wide... and stick my tongue out!
But at long last, she caught me with my guard down. (You may have to click on the picture to maximize it to see the tooth, but it's there!)
And here too, albeit a little blurry.
So here's the proof. And just in time, because its neighbor is making its way through the gum now too!
My hair is growing really fast these days - look at it!
And I've got this cute little curl up top, too.
I'm a regular old kewpie doll, aren't I?
The last month has been a very busy and exciting one for me. So much is happening these days...
First of all, I HAVE MY FIRST TOOTH! My bottom left (front) tooth has finally poked through. Here's a picture Mami tried to take of it:
No, you can't see it... When I open my mouth I smile, when YOU open my mouth I either stick my tongue out or bite you. So I guess I'm not quite ready to show this tooth off yet, you'll just have to take my word for it.
I've also started working on eating real solid food (well, quick-melting air-puffed real food), see?
Don't laugh, it takes me a while not only to figure out where the food is and how to put it in my mouth, but what to do with it once it's there - that's a lot to think about at once!
And on top of that, I'm still perfecting my cruising. I was a little tired in this video, but you can see that I'm sort of cruising along the couch.
I do it better and a little more quickly than you can tell in this video, but again, you'll just have to take my word for it. (Come on, if an 8-month-old's word isn't good, whose is?)
It sure has been a busy month. I can't wait to see what the next few weeks have for me to discover!
What's that you say, Daddy? Today is what?
My eight-month day?
Well, yippee for me!
Time sure flies, doesn't it?
(Note from the blogger: Yea, it was YESTERDAY, we're just getting around to posting now.)
I eat just about anything, you all know that. Prunes, however, are among my favorites. (And they're, um, easing my transition to solid foods... so I get them regularly.)
Mami did a fine job of feeding me my supper prunes, but I still wanted to help myself a little. I love playing with the spoon.
But now, come in closer so you can see how effective my self-feeding technique is.
Yea. This prompted my big sister to say:
What, you didn't know I play lead guitar? Of course I do, it says so right on the shirt my Uncle Adam gave me - you can see it in the pictures below.
And don't you remember that even right after I was born, I started rocking out? (Click here if you don't!)
So yes, the life of a lead guitarist is full of fun and adventure.
We start our day off working on some lyrics. That's what these letters are for, to compose my songs. Hmm, I'm thinking a barnyard theme for my next hit.
Then it's time for a little break so I don't get dehydrated. I'm learning to drink responsibly.
My favorite part of the day is my workout. It involves physical and musical exercise. This is actually a new toy to me, I'm just discovering it, but I see it has great potential for my career.
That was an awfully full morning. I think I'll take a nap. We stars need our rest.
Some day I'll grow up to be a world traveler I'm sure, but for now, I prefer my home turf. My Grandpa Dick, however, gets to go all kinds of places. He and Eleanor went to Italy a few weeks ago and sent me this great t-shirt.
Sure, it's a little big, but I wear it like a dress and I couldn't be happier.
Thanks, guys!
Here I am, on the move:
Yep, crawling, pulling up and even starting to cruise... and not even eight months old yet!
Last weekend on Father's Day I got to spend some time with my Granddaddy.
I'm always a little tentative with him at first...
But that's usually because I'm afraid he's stolen my pacifier.
Oh, here it is - Grandma found it!
Now we're all cool.
Happy (belated) Father's Day, Granddaddy!
I bet you didn't know this --I sure didn't-- but there are magazines that tell parents how to, well, be parents. Seriously, I saw one on the couch this morning.
So I pulled myself right on up to see it. (I can do that now, you know!)
Phew. Looks like they're doing everything right.
Of course, so am I, so we make it easy on each other.
I have added yet another new and amazing skill to my repertoire of milestones. I'll show you...
Here I am just sitting in my crib, playing. (Yea, I'm sure the folks at Baby Einstein never meant their mobile to be used as a pull toy, but that's always how I've done it.)
Hey, come in a little closer if you want to see me in action.
OK, so I grab the bars and get on my knees.
And then, ta-daaa, I'm standing!
I know, I did that pretty quickly didn't I? That's what my parents said too.
But I like the way things look from up here, it's a whole new outlook.
Besides, now I can change the music too.
I've learned to crawl! It's a little funny looking still, because I'm still figuring it all out, but I am most definitely mobile.
It goes like this:
1. First, I'm sitting down.
2. Then, I lean forward on to my arms and get up on my knees.
3. Then I creep and crawl forward a little bit at a time. It's going to take a while to get the hang of the alternating hand/foot thing, but for now I go slowly and in short bursts.
No matter what though, you can be sure of this: I'm coming for you!
Oh, and here's an added bonus Step 4: I can now get back to sitting up from this position. So that means that I can sit up from lying down. You blog fans probably don't remember what it was like before you could do that, but it's pretty restrictive to have to stay lying down once you're there - this is a great freedom indeed!
So, message to Mami and Daddy: WATCH OUT!
After church today we went to our favorite Sunday place to eat, the bagel restaurant. (That's what Resli calls it, we're not really sure what it's real name is.)
I was quite happy reading my book and munching on my oatmeal cereal.
Oh, yea, and looking at Mami and Resli goofing around too!
I'm very cute, you say? Aw shucks, thanks. Why yes, of course you can take my picture.
OK, just one, that's enough.
No, really, all those flash bulbs bother me, please stop.
Enough already!
Teehee, just kidding. I was really only trying to grab the camera... I NEVER get tired of having my picture taken!
This is a picture of my Mami when she was about my age, doing one of the things I love best: jumping!
Now, we can readily admit that she certainly doesn't have the adorably kissable cheeks that I do (who does? well, actually, my new friend Ashlyn might!), but other than that, I dare say there's a bit of a resemblance, don't you think? And there's the whole jumping thing too (except I think the thing Mami's jumping in is illegal these days, but boy it looks fun!)
There's all kinds of talk out there these days about global climate change, environmental concerns, and saving our planet. So we've decided to do our part: WE'VE SWITCHED TO CLOTH DIAPERS for me.
Thanks to BumGenius' wonderful one-size diaper, we now are fully stocked and ready for a few more years of diaperdom -- in green, pink, blue and yellow. 
They're very comfortable from my perspective, and pretty easy so far from Mami's perspective. They go on just like regular diapers, with velcro and everything, and they have super-absorbent microfleece liners and, well, so far so good!
So, thumbs up for the environment!
Al Gore would be so proud of us. . .
I've been trying really hard to learn to crawl lately.
I can get up on my hands, and sometimes on my knees, but never at the same time. My preferred posture is this sort of runners' stance - one one knee and one foot, ready to take off at the sound of the gun.
So far, though, this keeps me from making much forward progress. However, I do move backwards quite nicely! This leads me to some odd places:
Oops! How'd I get under the table?!?
But clearly, I don't mind! I just keep trying and trying.
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