James is 8 Months Old!

It's hard to believe that our little guy is 8 months old!  He is such a character!  He is crawling with gusto now - I just love the slap-thump-slap-thump sound of him moving through the house.  He is still on a mission to grow up before his time.  He will refuse most food offered on a spoon - he wants to feed himself.  He loves to rough-house with the big kids - You can't hold him back!  He was even pillow fighting (sort of) with Grandma when she was here!  He is beginning to initiate play - way cool!  He'll start a game of peek-a-boo or chase and the resulting giggles are worth dropping anything and everything to play.  James weighed in at 20 lbs. even and 27.5" long - they say he's at the 50th percentile for both, but he's growing out of 9-12 month clothing and he seems big to me.  Maybe I'm just tired of packing him around. ;D  Like every one else around here, he misses his Daddy and has a "thing" for touching, and kissing (think sloppy, open mouthed, drooly, mess), men's faces.  He likes to feel their whiskers - which we have learned, "weirds" some guys out a little bit.  Sissies!