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I feel like I should have a lot to say, but my mind is not kicking the writing into gear. I do have a lot of pictures though...
My little reader
Check out the physique

sweet boy in the bath
more books with aunt Susan

ready to feed the ducks and turtles

Playing with a new ball


scootin,


what a mess.

42 weeks

We're back. Sorry for the dead air...our camera decided to stop working. The boy continues to sprout. He is really into reading right now. Every day he spends quite a bit of time in the "library" pulling the books out one at a time, browsing. John can now turn individual pages in the hard paged books. He loves looking through them one at a time. I hope he continues to be enamoured with books of all kinds.
The backward crawling is still going strong. He wants to go forward so badly--I know he'll get there soon.
...here's the reason you're tuning in.....

My first Mother's day

what to say...the best job I ever took was being my kid's Mom. The hours are long, but the pay--the best in the world. Nothing can compare to the little things, every day. So for this day, like every other day I am not only thankful for being a mother but for the little boy who made me a mom.
At the playground today--guess who loves the slide..

This afternoon, when John woke up from his nap he was a little bit grumpy. So Bill suggested we lie on the floor and watch a little tv. Such a cutie-we had a great time giggling at the animals.

Bill and John discussing serious stuff.

John loves to feed the ducks..and geese-especially when there are babies!
The little monkey boy...it's just easier to hold stuff with your feet.
getting ready to read his very favorite book

40 weeks

This wriggly(sp?) kid--these were not easy to get

9 months

I carried you for 9 months inside and now you have been in the wide world yourself for the same amount of time. I remember all the months before that, when I would hope and wish and beg to be pregnant. It seems a lifetime ago. But I also remember how it felt to fail. To want something so badly and it just not to happen. Every month my hopes would soar-I was sure this was it-- and then crash back to reality-no baby. Yeah-it sucked.
But now, look at us! I, people, everyone says: "it goes so fast" and it does! The little baby is gone and my BIG boy is here. I love your giggle and even better your belly laugh. Every morning you wake up with a smile. Your Dad rarely lets me get you up-because he loves so much to go in and see you first thing. I can just see you kicking your legs and wiggling like a little worm when he goes in to get you up. We never know what corner of the crib you have squirmed into. You often have your blanket or stuffed animals draped over your face when you sleep. I always worry you're going to smother yourself but you are quite happy with them all over you.
It is so cool to see you try to crawl. You can now turn around in a circle on your tummy and can move backwards. The determination to move forward is there, just need to get those legs moving in the right way. You love your music. When you try to sing along with the tv or us it is so sweet. When I drive with you in the car, you always laugh or sing to a fun song. When we gor for walks you love it when the wind blows in your face, it cracks you up. It's all so new and exciting for you and to experience it all with you is the greatest. There are just so many little things, every day that make me wonder what I did before now. Monkey, you are the light of my life.

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to here!