sit-ups.

mercer sat up by himself for the first time today.

pop was in china star, waiting for an order of kung po, steamed chicken and broccoli, and won ton soup when he called mom at home to see if she wanted a diet dr. pepper.

"he just sat up."

"what?"

"just this minute, right when you called. he sat up by himself."

pop looked at his cell phone. 6:10pm, december 13, 2007. mercer jackson sat up by himself! pop was proud but cursing himself for wanting kung po chicken after watching an episode of seinfeld.

here's how it happened. mercer was in the living room on his hands and knees, as has been commonplace recently, when his butt shifted back a little more onto his foot. then, boom, his foot slipped out from underneath and he was up on his own. smiling. sitting up. all by himself.

we've got a big boy on our hands. and two cans of diet dr. pepper.

sleep tight...