Look what I can do! I can almost sit up! I still need help, though. My mom put some pillows around me just in case I fell over.
I definitely could use more practice. Hey, it was nap time and I was tired. My mom and dad think that I'll be sitting up on my own in no time. They're predicting I'll be able to do it before I turn six months old. Sweet.
My favorite outfit is my birthday suit! I love it whenever I get a chance to hang out naked. If I had it my way, I would never cover it up with goofy baby clothes. I think my birthday suit is way cooler than any outfit my mom and dad might pick out for me. That includes any clothing with bears, puppies, and especially ducks.
I was able to roll over from front to back really early--I was only two months old! My mom and dad have been wondering when I would finally learn to roll over from back to front. Little did they know, I had already figured it out; they just hadn't seen me do it yet. The other night, they found me in my crib like this, so now they know I can do it. They still haven't caught me in the act, but maybe I'll show them my new trick soon.
Several weeks ago, I discovered that I have hands. Whoa!! Whenever I'm not sleeping or eating or having tummy time or making my mom and dad laugh, I like to stare at my hands. Not only do my hands look cool, but also they taste pretty good. 
Look at me! I can stand up already!! OK, so Daddy is helping me. But I think I'm doing pretty good. My mom and dad will be chasing me around in no time!
I'm growing very fast, and so is my hair! I was born with hair, but it's been only five months and my bangs are already touching my eyebrows! At this rate, I'm going to have to get a haircut soon. I'm not so sure I'm ready for that.
Lately, I just haven't been in the mood for sleeping, night or day. Last night, I decided that I would serenade my mom and dad at 5:00am. At first, they pretended not to hear me, but I knew that if I got louder, they wouldn't be able to ignore me! And today, I just wanted to spend the afternoon partying instead of napping. Here I am in my crib trying to sweet-talk my mom into picking me up and playing with me. It totally worked.
I have a big brother named Emmett. He's almost 5 years old. He's half-wirehaired dachshund, half-poodle, and all kinds of cute. There aren't a lot of pictures of him because he's afraid of cameras. Whenever anyone points a camera at him, he runs away! This is a rare photo of 
Good things are going to happen in 2009! My mom, dad, and I will be moving into our new house in late March, I will be going on my first airplane ride to North Dakota to visit Grandma Linda, Grandpa Pandy, and Great-Grandma Louise in July, and in August I will be turning 1 year old AND my mom and dad will be celebrating their 10-year wedding anniversary!! That's a lot of good stuff to look forward to. I don't really understand much of the fuss on the evening news lately, but my mom and dad tell me that I shouldn't worry too much about gloomy sentiments. They say I can definitely thank my lucky stars that we have our health and each other...and maybe even a big birthday party this summer!
