Hey Buddy,
I love you, I love you, I love you. I figure that is a good way to start and its the way I start most of my days! I haven't written to you in almost 2 months and you are already a completely different little guy. Ok, about 2 months you started scooting around (you were five and half months old!) and you were off! Since then you are now crawling like a wild man, I can't keep up with you! You cut your first two teeth in the same day on October 23rd and you look SO precious now when you laugh and smile... and even when you cry. You are eating table food and you don't want anything else, seriously. A couple weeks ago we were at the Smiths and you had eaten some peas and I had mixed some sweet potato in it and you had eaten every bit. So then the 'adults' sat down to eat chili and you were getting SO mad because you wanted my food (this is fairly typical at meal times). As a good strict mother I should have let you fuss and not rewarded the behavior, but I gave in (which I do regularly) and I fed you chili. Chili, to a 7 1/2 month old! I was kind of nervous after the fact because I didn't want your tummy to hurt but you did fine and you were much happier:)
Now that you can crawl you are quite aggressor to your big (non-aggressive sis). Whenever you see a toy flying through the air in her hand, you must have it and you attack her and crawl all over her while she is squealing for help. I love it that you're mobile and that you can get things and it makes you so happy but dang, your poor sis doesn't know whats hit her. Y'all are really cute together. She loves you so much and loves to make you laugh. The first thing she asks in the morning is, 'Where's Bean (or brudder)?' She LOVES running in to wake you in the morning or from nap... I think she's bored when you aren't around:) I know that y'all will have your moments and you will think she doesn't like you or you may not be too fond of her at any given moment but always remember that y'all are a team and when it seems like no one has your back, you always have each other. I think that God gave us siblings because we need to learn how to relate with our 'peer group' and learn to be a blessing and an encourager even when we know ALL of the other persons faults. You are a strong man and although Zaya is your big sister, God still wants you to protect her and look out for her. You two need each other, just like Daddy and I need each of you and you need us. I love you precious one and one day when you're reading this you probably won't be getting a million kisses from each moment like you do now, but always know that your mommy loves you more than words can express and with all my heart I want to be the best mom in the world for you and Zaya. What stuns me even now is that God loves you even more... it doesn't feel possible:) I love you, my little man.
I'll post some pics of your teeth and you crawling around soon:)
