Colton Samuel | Month 8 at a Glance

:: First football Sunday Go Packers! 

Upon an exceptionally exciting touch down causing a lot of animation to erupt in the room, Colton sat up straight and put his hands straight in the air for "touch down!"

:: Learns to give kisses
:: First time going to a wedding (Auntie Sheila's)
:: Starts "crawling"--if that's what you call the thing inch worms do to get around.
:: Suddenly becomes the sweetest, happiest, most-fun baby on the planet.
:: When sad, the one thing that makes him very happy is sitting at the piano and pounding it loudly.
:: Continues to love food
:: Continues to make mommy and daddy and every body he comes in contact with to fall in love with him
:: Weighs 23.6 pounds

Colton Samuel | Month 7 at a Glance

(August 30--almost a month late. Oops.)

Sits on his own
First time swimming
First time to the zoo
Gets up on hands and knees
Claps
Signs "milk"
Weight and Measurements all "95 percentile and above"

To Sum Up September

 "For wherever I am, though far away at the ends of the earth, I will cry to you for help. When my heart is faint and overwhelmed, lead me to the mighty, towering Rock of safety." Psalms 61:2

It's been a crazy month. Thank God that even when the world is a spiraling rat race, that there's still fat babies and a child-loving dog; that there's still fresh air and sun rays and unexpected butterflies; that there's still a place to simply breathe.

Overall Adorable Brothers

It's true. With boys like mine I don't get much done for fear of my camera not forever commemorating a moment of candid adorableness.