know where all the time has gone. I've been so occupied trying to take mental images of you to keep forever. With every blink of the eye you seem to grow, change and learn. I know that I won't remember every moment that we have spent together, but I'm sure are gonna try! Over the past five months, you have learned so many skills. You were sitting up and able to get on all fours at six months. It's hard to imagine that you are learning so much in just such a short amount of time. Around seven months you were scooting across the floor in an army crawl. You got around only on your knees and elbows with your belly still on the floor. It took you two more months to transition to full blown crawling. You decided to start officially crawling on Mother's Day. What an amazing present to give your super proud mom! Since then, there's been no stopping you. You often drop back down to your elbows when you want to get somewhere super quick. As to give your knees a break from our hard wood floors you go up onto your feet and hands and bear crawl at times. Will, it makes me laugh just to watch you!
Starting around 10 months, you learned pull yourself up to stand. You were quite proud of yourself the first few times that you accomplished this task. But then you had a new challenge, getting back down.
It took you a few weeks to figure that one out. Still to this day, if you think that you are standing at something too high to carefully descend to the floor, you protest until daddy or I come and help you down and then off you go! I have noticed that you are very cautious and almost timid to your surroundings. You always take your time and make sure that things are safe and steady before you go for them. Sometimes you're even reluctant with your toys. You hold back from charging at a tower of blocks in fear that they will topple over onto you. Even when you aren't close you flinch when they fall down with a crash. You are easily startled too, any little unexpected noise or "boo!" makes you jump and brings out the biggest pouty lip.
You seem to be like me when I was a little girl. Grandma Lori can attest to that! Because of you being so careful, I think that it take you a while to find the courage to stand (without holding on for dear life) or to even take your first steps. Right now you have NO such interest in letting go of anything with both hands. Which is just fine with me. I don't want you to go without my help just yet...I'll have to face that in time. You just LOVE everyone. You go to anyone you wants to hold you without the slightest whimper. Daddy makes you laugh the most. Just the sight of him makes you giddy! With your two teethed grin, we love to make you smile and giggle for hours. Your laugh is like music to my ears and it makes my heart dance!
It's so hard to believe that in one month from now you will be a year old. Each passing month I shed a tear (okay...maybe a few) just thinking of the day that you where born and how big you are now. I'm so happy that you are doing great but I want you to be my sweet little boy for as long as you can...it's just going too fast.
