Caleb's growth is amazing...every day it seems like he's able to do something new or better...

Right now he's really good at sitting up...he can't really get there on his own, but if you sit him down, he'll stay there for a long time now.

He can move himself around pretty quickly...especially if he has his sights set on something he wants.

He will "come" to you now...like if he's being carried and someone tells him to "come" he'll usually kind of reach out to you.

When he's on the floor and wants you to lift him up, he'll reach for you and grab at your hands.

He makes a gurgling sound...loves it...will lie on his back and just gurgle away.

He vocalizes a lot now...different sounds, shrieks, babbles...

He no longer has to sleep on his belly...in fact, he'll roll around and seems to like sleeping on his side a lot.

He can't crawl...but he'll lift his butt all the way up in the air with his hands and toes on the ground...or he'll move his hands, then fall forward, then get up again and repeat until he reaches his destination...but his favorite is to be holding on to your hands and standing up and "walking".

He's super smiley and energetic now...like he can't keep still at all...it's cool that he's not a bump on a log, but it sure gets tiring fast, especially cuz he's so heavy!

I'm just thoroughly amazed at everything he does...and I know I'm going to miss many milestones while I'm at work and he's home with gramma...oh well.

In the book I was reading the character was talking about how life changes when you become a parent...and though it sounds so cliche', it really is true...my life does not revolve around me anymore...not my career, not my wants, not my needs...it revolves solely around Caleb and us as a family. Our schedule, our plans, our time...all dedicated to what Caleb needs. It's a trip...I never really understood it before (when I thought about other parents), but I totally get it now. My first thought in the morning...not what do I need, or what am I going to do today...what does Caleb need, what are WE going to do today...it's a change I love...I know I still need time of my own, and so does Dave, but really, time with Caleb and just seeing what he does and providing for him, that is what life is really all about now.