When Did He Get So Big

You would think after experiencing the first 3 kiddos going through the change from a baby to a toddler we would be ready for it with Lawson.  All of a sudden he is no longer a baby though, he is a toddler crawling around, pulling himself up on anything and everything, responding with "so big" arms raised, and gaining quite the personality.  The good side is we are only 2 months away from being done with baby bottles forever, no more, no mas, nada, done.  The bad side is we have one more kiddo that is now mobile tearing things up and has not clue how to pick up after himself.  His personality is gaining a bit of a temper as well.  I don't recall what exactly he was upset about, but he was laying on the ground pounding his fist and feet into the floor.  At one point he was so upset he literally popped his entire body parallel to the ground 6 inches off the ground.  It was really quite impressive. 

Lawson Boy has also started his stranger danger phase, otherwise known as separation anxiety.  We dropped him off in his nursery class at church this morning and he took a good long look at the lady who was holding him and he looked back at me and broke down in tears.  Though it breaks your heart to see him cry like that, I try to look at it as a cognitive breakthrough for him.  As a baby he could care less who was holding him as long as the physical needs of hunger, sleep and a clean butt were wet.  Now that little brain of his understands that some strange lady is holding me and mommy and daddy are about to leave me here with her.  I imagine him thinking to himself, does this lady know when and how to make my bottle?  Does she understand that when I grunt like a wild boar, it's because I want that cracker she is about to give to this pigeon toed kid next to me?  Luckily his good nature still shines through and it doesn't take him to long to calm himself down. 

Abby and Chloe are truly starting to master their conversational skills.  Kasey was listening to Abby practice her skills while she was talking to her Mickey and Minnie Mouse.  Lily used to do the same thing around this age when she would have conversations with her lovies.  Abby told her Mickey and Minnie at bed time that "Lily get a spanking, Chloe get a spanking, but Abby no get a spanking."  I guess she thought she was well behaved that day though that is definitely a matter for discussion. 

To the faithful readers of our blog, I apologize for the lack of commitment to the blog in recent weeks, but I am making a concerted effort to be more diligent in the coming weeks.  Thank you for reading.

Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe, and Gap Tooth Mouth Breather