Ever since Caleb sat up for the first time, he never looked back. Lying down is just so below him now. He hasn’t even learned to roll over (only a couple of time has he done it and I think those were by accident) and now all he wants to do is sit or stand. It’s pretty exhausting for the caretaker because he can’t do it without assistance. A couple of days ago, Andy taught him that he could be pulled from lying down to standing up just by holding on to Andy’s hands. Now, that’s all he wants to do as well. If you try to get him up, he’ll straighten out his little legs and get stiff as a board in order to stand up.

He’s also gotten bored with his beloved bouncy seat. When he’s in it, he does these little baby crunches in an attempt to sit up. We bought him an exersaucer last night and a bumbo seat is on the way. It can’t get here soon enough. He definitely has more of an appreciation for rough housing. He loves playing “airplane” and falling back on pillows.

Caleb also has a new best friend (besides Mommy, of course). His name is Mirror Baby. Every time he sees his reflection he breaks out into a huge grin and pats the mirror with his hands. I hope it doesn’t break his heart to learn it’s just himself in there.

Our little one grew up so much just overnight. He want’s to do “big boy” things now and learns new things by the minute. I really can’t keep track of it all. I know they say they grow up so fast, but come on! I really hope he slows down soon; I’m starting to get whiplash.