mama confesses:: no longer a baby

I always wondered when I would stop looking at Kannon as the fragile newborn he once was.  He will always be MY baby but lately it seems we are witnessing Kannon become the man he is destined to be.  Hi personality is shining.  He is independent.  He crawls, stands, scoots, and cruises for the things HE wants.  We can't just hold him and stare at him as he squirms to get away.  Kannon sleeps sprawled out in his crib--he is a bed hog!  The past few days, we have found him quietly standing in his crib staring out the window--peacefully and content.

He no longer looks like a baby.  He no longer acts like a baby.  He is no longer a baby.

Once he was able to pull himself up we knew he would be growing up soon.  Now, he crawls around the living room, into the kitchen, and to the bathroom.  He tries to pull himself up on garbage cans, desks, and chairs.  He cruises along the couches and yesterday he tried to take his first unassisted step.  It was wobbly and more of a fall but he landed safely in my arms.  It won't be long.

Kannon has teeth.  He eats graham crackers, lasagna, and bananas---whole.  He knows how to drink from cups and prefers water in plastic cups.  He is down to 2 bottles of formula a day.  He takes man-sized poops.  He is no longer a baby. 

We went to the park and Kannon wanted nothing to do with us.  He tried crawling downhill, eating grass, and sat and watched the dogs playing.  I think he finally remembered that we there and he turned around smiling.  He is learning and growing and it is happening all to quickly.