Dear Shep,

You’re 7 months old today. I can’t believe it – seriously, I can’t. I see other babies your age and think Thats not a baby! Then I suddenly come to the realization that you’re the same age. You’re that big. You’re the one insisting that you hold everything I hold and sitting up while you play with your toys. It’s worth mentioning here that I caved…..I’ve bought you some of the most hideous toys that they make. You know, the bright ones from Wal Mart that I swore I’d never buy. The plastic, bright, non – organic, non – chic, (did I say bright yet?) toys that make noises and take up more space than I ever imagined. I massage your toes before pj time at night bc you love it, I taste everything before you eat it (even bananas….that’s love), and I may or may not be known to demonstrate my mad dance skills for you in the kitchen before Daddy comes home every day. You wake up so happy and kick and bounce when one of us comes to pick you up, and now you’re sitting up in our bed during coffee and cuddle time which is even more fun than sleeping in once was. Dece taught you to stick your tongue out at the beach, so you spend most mornings honing your new skill on me and Daddy. Every person that talks to you get a huge grin back until you realize that you’ll be even cuter to them shy, so you turn your head and burry it into my shoulder to keep up appearances. You continue to be entranced by The Very Hungry Caterpillar movie and the introduction to Micky Mouse Clubhouse (I’m less fond of Mickey to be honest) and you are constantly “directing traffic” with your arms as Dolly pointed out to us during her last visit. You are a such a busy boy already so I treasure our moments of snuggling even more now that I realize how few they are.

Thanks for being the bright spot to our day. I was telling your Daddy just the other day how grateful I am to you. You’ve made me a better person by reminding me just how unimportant some of my priorities in life were before February 2013. You have completely altered the way I view life as a whole and I’m so thankful for the new perspective. It’s heavenly.

Mommy Xx

ps: We had to go to the Dr. this am for an ear infection scare (you are A ok by the way) and you weighed 15 pounds in your pjs. They say that’s a little man for your age, but between me and you…..you’re getting heavy kid