8 month birthday

Yesterday, Nathan turned 8 months old. I can't believe it!! On his birthday, he finally stayed up on his knees long enough to actually crawl, not just inch worm/army crawl across the floor. He also went from being on his tummy to a sitting position, but only saw that once and I haven't seen him do it since. I went in to check on him after I laid him down for a nap to see if he'd fallen asleep yet and he was standing up holding on to the side of his crib. I thought we had lowered the mattress down enough that I didn't need to worry about him being able to reach it. Geez, a day in the life of an 8-month-old.

Other things he's doing:
LOVES-tags, cords, the smallest of things on the floor, leaves-and of course he has to put every single one of these in his mouth.
LOVES those Kroger Little Puffs finger treats. He's been doing the pincer grasp for like a month now. Adding to that list: he also loves Cheerios and graham crackers.
LOVES anything new, anything he hasn't played with before.
LOVES his lovey-a little doggie blanket. He sucks on the corners, the tag, or the little bow/ribbon around it's neck.