8 Years and 5 Months

Today has two meaings for our family. Of course it has been eight years since September 11, 2001. Today also means that Matthew is five months old. It is spectacular to see how much he's grown. He's gone from this little tiny person...


...to being able to sit up by himself almost totally on his own. I took these pictures this morning in the cute little tye-died outfit that was a gift from Jean, John, and Maggie Coggins. He wears it really really well!



He is so observant and attentive. He's already wanting to multitask because there are so many things he wants to do.

He has the most adorable giggle we've ever heard and is such a happy baby. He sleeps through most nights and is always excited to see us when he wakes up. He is always in a good mood

and loves to smile. He's trying to figure out how to crawl and we think he has figured out what he's supposed to do, but he's still working on making it get him accross the floor. He rolls over now which gives him a little bit of freedom that he really likes.

I still have trouble realizing that it's already been five months since he was born. We've really lucked out with such a happy and easy baby.