Eight Months Old (plus two days)

I'm two days late posting Hamilton's eight-month-old pictures. He's growing so quickly and soon won't fit on the chair with all his furry friends.He's still putting everything in his mouth, and Simon's ear got a slobbery kiss during the photo shoot. Hamilton's now sitting up well on his own, though he still loves lying on his back. No teeth yet, though he's drooling and gnawing on his fingers more than ever. He's fascinated by clicking and popping noises we make with our mouths, and he's able to mimic a simple clucking. Hamilton's ticklish like his daddy, and his laugh is contagious. He's an old pro at flipping from his belly to his back, but just yesterday I checked on him during a nap--he had flipped from his back to his belly! Hamilton's begun feeding himself little cereal-like Puffs. Though he's slow, deliberate, and not always successful, Hamilton seems so proud of himself when a Puff actually makes its way into his mouth.