Sappy and Sentimental

As I am sitting here typing, my big boy is in the jumperoo going nuts. It got me thinking...I remember back at Christmas when we put him in Landon's jumperoo and he just sat there and looked around. He was so tiny and his arms kept plopping down through the leg holes in the seat. Now I look at him an the darn thing is up to level 3, but needs to be on level 4...his legs look so long to me and his head is actually above the highest part of the seat. While he is still my lil Shrimpie, he is such a big boy!!
Last night I was gathering some things together to put in our upcoming yard sale. I had a big rubbermaid bin sitting on the floor, and I was going through his baby clothes. He had been scootching all over playing have a grand ole time...when all of a sudden I realize he was reaching down into the tub to get his ball out. The first time he stood up and I didn't even see him do it...just BAM there he was, standing!!! It just amazes me how fast the time goes. One minute he can't do anything for himself and the next there he is standing all on his own...and to think, this is just the beginning of his independence. He is such a smart little man too. He is going to be good with puzzles, I think. The other day he was playing with a water bottle and one of his baby bottles. He kept taking the nipple of his bottle and putting it in the opening of hte water bottle. He also takes his little plastic balls and sets them in the holes of his ring stackers. He seems very inquisitive and seems like he has to figure out how things work....takes after his Daddy that way. As long as it works, I could care less HOW it works. Abe is always watching shows on tv about how things are made or science stuff or whatever. I think Bray will like watching those shows with Daddy when he gets bigger (and hopefully it will get me off the hook so I don't have to). As much as I like to live in denial that he is still my little tree frog, I am slowly facing reality...he really is quite a big boy now.