8 Months update

James is almost 9 months now, and his biggest new trick is that he can pull himself up to a standing position. He still only army crawls, but is so fast!!
He also much prefers to feed himself little bits of whatever mom and dad are eating, but is still a good boy and lets me feed him from a spoon because we are still getting baby food help from WIC. We like to do a combination of finger food and baby food at mealtimes to keep him engaged.

James has never been very interested in walking around like this, but in just the past few weeks he's been enjoying the challenge more. 

When you hold your arms (or even legs) out toward him, he will gladly pull himself up . Sometimes this hurts dad because he likes to grab his arm hair... ouch!! This picture is a great example of how happy Garrick makes James. They love to smile at each other!

This was taken in the beginning of March right after the first time I saw James pull himself up. He was trying very hard to get to Grammy's laptop that was stashed on the lower endtable shelf. I didn't get there fast enough to capture him launching himself into the shelf space... 

Grandpa Bosen's stainless steel bowls make for great toy collectors. They make a fun clanging sound! I love thinking about how I probably made brownies with Emily a hundred times in that bowl when we were little.