8 Months

Hi Easton...it's Ama,

Tomorrow you will be eight months old. Wow! How in the world did you get that old?? Seems like just yesterday that you were just an itty bitty guy! In this last month you have become a speed demon...you crawl so fast that I have to really be on my guard to keep up with you. You are pulling up to everything whether it is a good idea or not! You have gotten several bumps on your head as you experiment with this new mobility. It is hard to learn which things we can depend on to hold us up safely. In time, that won't be an issue because you will be taking off on your own two feet, and you won't need to hang on to anything. But that feat is still several weeks away if not a month or so. I for one am not in a hurry for you to walk...it is already hard enough to keep up with you on all fours. Whatever will I do when you are off and running on those strong little legs?

You have become such a little ham, too. When we get out the camera, you automatically put on the charm and flash that beautiful smile. You have even added an interesting little grin and squint whenever you pose for the camera. You smile so readily at just about anyone, although now you are just a little bit more warey of strangers. But once you give them the once-over, you are quick to flash them that charming smile. That sweet little smile always greets me and Papa every morning when Mommy drops you off at our house for the day. You always seem so glad to see us, and that warms my heart more than you know. We are so blessed!

We love you very much, little munchkin.
Love,
Ama