Matthias This Monday

Matthias is getting so big!  I am in shock that my baby is growing SO fast.  Cliché, I know, but it seems only the other day he looked like this:

4 days old - just over 7 pounds - newborn-sized sleeper - sleeping like an angel

And now, he looks like this:

5 3/4 months old-18 pounds-9 month sleeper-lying still for a rare moment!

This one better represents his personality! 

He is long and chubby and learning so many new things each day.  For example, today he started saying the "d" sound during one of his babbling sessions and he pushed up on almost straight arms while on his tummy.  He wants to propel himself so badly.  I can just see his mind puzzling over how he can get from point A to point B as he "swims" in place on his tummy.   It is such an amazing gift to have the opportunity to watch him grow day by day.