8 months old!

quentin is 8 months old today and is rapidly becoming a little dude. he's crawling like a maniac and you can't turn your back for even a moment because he will be in to something he's not supposed to be in. he's even pulling himself up to a pseudo-standing position. he'll be walking before we know it! we ordered the deluxe baby gates to install at the bottom and top of the staircase. let the baby-proofing commence! quentin tried several new foods today. he had a couple of cheerios at day care today, though he hasn't quite mastered chewing yet. linda actually emailed me to see if he could try some because the big boys were eating them and he REALLY wanted to munch cheerios like them. at home tonight he had his first tastes of fruit with oatmeal with bananas and a pear / pineapple combo that his grandpa had bought for him a while ago. both were thoroughly enjoyed! photos forthcoming (our office is in a massive state of disarray as we finally get to unpacking the last of the boxes from the move - can't get to the computer to load the pics!)