8 months old

At 8 months old, Cole at 2 teeth, can crawl, sit up fairly well, and is now working on pulling himself up to standing. He makes it to his knees easily, but only gets to his feet a few times a day.

Saturday Cole met Rachel from Rochester for the first time when our friends the Gills stopped in while on their way to a family reunion in North Carolina. It was the first time Cole played with a baby the same size, and they got along great...although both were very tired at the time.

Also on Saturday, Daniel Bane Nesbit, 8 lbs. 1 oz, was born the night before at 5:30pm. Bane is the beautiful "long awaited child" of Cole's godparents, Glen and Annie. We visited the trio and met our godchild briefly last night.

This afternoon Cole tried Cheerios for the first time. Initially he felt they were too fun to eat. He'd just pass one from one hand to the other, examining it so carefully. He treated his precious Cheerio as if it were his own tiny pet. Which is not to say he didn't attempt to put it in his mouth, but that took several tries. His dexterity would suddenly fail as he made the move towards his mouth and he'd drop it. Then, I would put a brand new Cheerio on his tray and he'd start all over again. First the examination, then the passing and petting, then the mouth...and then...oh no, dropped it again. Eventually he managed to taste it while still holding it and putting his hand in his mouth.

Tonight we tried again, and the process went more quickly and he even ate a few. There was some initial gagging and some hilarious faces, but in the end he decided he likes his new edible pets.