Quick one

Hello Friends. Eli and I are getting ready to fly to Seattle tomorrow to see some fam. But we thought we'd do a quick entry about what we've been up to lately. On Saturday evening Eric and I got a wild hair to rearrange the living room. So we took the rug out and moved some couches and chairs from the rest of the house, and made Eli the new little play corner seen here. It's in front of a big window, which he loves. The pulling up and standing is pretty much old news to him at this point. He pulls up on pulling up toys, couches, tables, people and his crib. He's starting to think about moving laterally around the things he gets up on, but hasn't done it successfully just yet.
Hello Blue Eyes.
Give him a finger food and he's happy.
How's that stuffed animal disguise working out for you Wendell?
He was entertained an inordinately long time by this yellow ball. I was trying to get a photo of him palming it like a basketball, but, though he did it for some time, I couldn't get the shot.
Getting cocky with the sitting.
There's a tiny baby head over there.

One of Eli's favorite things is knocking over block towers. He simply can't leave one standing, and he gets the biggest kick out of it every time. Here, for your enjoyment, is a video of this, a favorite activity of our 8 month old.