Happy 8 month birthday to me! Today was a very exciting day. Read on to find out all of my accomplishments...

When I woke up from my nap, Gaga found me sitting up in my crib. I can now sit up on my own from the laying down position. I did it again later to prove that it wasn't just luck.

I am eating more and more, and have added new veggies and fruits to my diet - squash, pears, peas, green beans, and even avocado. I also eat organic chicken that Gaga boiled down for me. Sweet potato is still my favorite. Mama loved sweet potato tempura when she was pregnant (and still does), so maybe there's a link.

I am super close to officially crawling and bidding adieu to the crawfish crawl. I can put one hand in front of me, move the other up, then move my back legs up...and then I nose dive. It's hard keepin' this noggin moving. Check back soon.

I can stand at my Leap Frog activity table for a long time, and I'm even daring to let go of the table for as long as I can balance before I fall on my bum. Daddy counted 20 seconds tonight. Gaga says I look like a drunken sailor.

I have two teeth on bottom, and Gaga doesn't think the top two are too far off either.

Mama and I posed for a quick pic.

And I got to play with Daddy. Then, off to bed. What a great day!

This weekend we travelled to Beaumont to meet baby James. He is the youngest lad in our group, and already is five months! James is very sweet and good natured - Mama doesn't think I was ever that calm. I also got to see the law school ladies and their babes, Kelly (Mom to Hannah), Molly (Mom to James), Stacy (Mom to Jackson), Allison (Mom to Luke) and Barry (hot mama). I had some quality time playing with Luke, since we are only three days apart, but Jackson and Hannah ran circles around us. We all posed for a picture, which is getting increasingly more difficult as we all become more mobile. Can't wait to see you all again soon!

Time for bed. All this playing has me worn out!

I had fun hanging out at my grandparent's house in Beaumont too. I played with Pawpaw on the couch. I also like to stand and balance on a table - look Ma, NO hands. Another favorite activity is drinking from a straw. Grandma says I look like a little bird.

On Sunday, Daddy, Pawpaw and Chris went fishing. Pawpaw caught two big flounder - you can look instead its scary mouth. Everyone but me ate them for lunch. Mama says I'm not ready to eat fish.

Eeewww Daddy, that fish stinks. But can I go fish with you next time anyway? I bet my buddy Luke would like to go too.

Hanging out with Mama.

I finally got to meet Ms. LaRue. She is a special friend of Grandma, Mama and Daddy. She has lots of her own kids and grandkids, but she liked hanging out with me. She says she can't decide who I look like.

I also got to hang out with Grandma's work friends, Amie, Eoline and Nancy. They played with me and called me a little monkey.

Keegan's faux-hawk was in particularly good form after his bath today.

Grandpa sent Keegan "Grandpa's Briefcase", which you can see in the background. It is literally a briefcase filled with "play grandpa stuff", like glasses, candy, and, of all things, a whoopee cushion. Angus had fun playing with the whoopee cushion with Keegan.