A Bit of Riality: 8 months

The first year is going by so quickly! I know I say that every month, but it really is amazing how fast time goes when life is so happy, versus the time spent waiting to get where we are now. I am glad I didn't know just how much I was missing out on. I had an idea of how great being a parent would be, but every time I get a smile or a hug from Colton, or those little arms reach up for me, I'm just blown away by how lucky we are.

So eight months! Based on our bathroom scale, Colton is roughly 20lbs. His favorite thing to do is stand, although he can't quite get there himself, so I spend much of my day helping him balance or closely watching him stand next to his activity table. He can get up on fours now, but crawling just isn't as interesting as figuring out how to table surf for the remote. Other desirable targets are my cell phone and my laptop, soda cans and pretty much anything shiny. He is smart though, so old cell phones or remotes without batteries are only cool for about 10 minutes and then he realizes he's been tricked and wants the good stuff again.

So what else have we been up to?

Reading! Emptying our box of books downstairs is highly entertaining.