For instance-my husband's brother recently had a baby, and I got to see him right after they left the hospital. And he seemed so TINY. I couldn't believe that only 6ish months ago, we had a baby just as small! I was even nervous to hold him, and when I did, I was shocked at how light he felt. In fact, it made me a little sad, almost. My little baby is starting to turn into a little boy. He was fascinated by the new baby, trying to reach to grab him. And when the two dads held them up side-by-side for a picture, Clark just looked massive in comparison. He also looked so alert and aware, in comparison to this tiny baby who always has his eyes closed.
In fact, I find every day I notice something else about Clark that makes him look more boyish and less babyish-don't get me wrong, he still looks very much like a baby, but you can definitely start to see how he will soon be a boy.
For instance, his hair has been getting longer for some time now, so that from the back, he looks like a boy-it's long enough to fall almost like a hairstyle. And, added to that, he talks all the time in his tiny little voice, and laughs now like a boy-more of a haha sound. And he loves when you do funny things on purpose. He gets so excited, and if you keep doing it over and over again, he will actually laugh before you can do the funny thing because he is way to excited for it.
But most of all, he is now crawling. And he is getting pretty good at it too. He can be speedy when he wants to-which means he is now constantly getting into anything he can that is potentially dangerous-his favorite currently being electrical cords-doesn't matter what colour or what they are for, he wants to chew on them. He also loves sucking on wooden things, which just does not seem healthy to me.
And today, he discovered himself in our floor length mirror. He was so excited to see this new baby friend of his! He played with his reflection for almost half an hour, which reinforced to me the need to get him a baby friend, and soon. It would be so cute to see him crawling around with another baby. So hopefully we can get some sort of playdate together soon for him.
I find this stage hard-he is changing, and every change is wonderful to watch. It makes me so happy and so proud of him to watch him learn and discover and develop. It also makes me proud of us as parents as well-that we created this amazing baby, brought him into this world, and are helping him to learn all of this. But it is sad in another way-and I am starting to realize what people mean when they say that it goes by fast. Because I have to say, I feel as though the past 7 months of my life have just flown by. There's been good and bad-but the good has completely outweighed the bad. He amazes me every day, not just in what he is capable of, but in how much I love him. Though I know he won't stay a baby forever, I am treasuring the time I have with him as a baby, and I know I will look back when he's grown, and wish it could have lasted longer. But for now, I am too busy chasing him around!
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