Stop the clock!

As much as I try to make time stand still, it just never seems to happen. As much as I want to freeze time and keep my baby and my little man the age they are now, they try even harder to show me how big they are.
I just want to document the amazing things they are doing right now so I'll never forget them.

I've decided Ethan is a genius. Tonight at dinner he recited the days of the week and months of the year. He can count to 29 (I can't convince him to say 30 instead of twenty-ten). He knows almost every sound that each letter makes. He can orally spell Ethan, Eli, Mom, Dad, Bible, and STOP. And those are just the recent things that I've realized he knows. Add that to the fact that he's known his letters, numbers, colors, and shapes for well over a year, the Pledge of Allegiance, the words to probably a hundred songs.... It's amazing! He's just a little sponge!
We're currently working on writing his name, and at school he's been working on cutting and using a pencil.

Eli is just hysterical. That kid will laugh at ANYTHING! He is just a barrel full of laughs and smiles. He is super fast at crawling now and is cruising all around the house. He'll take a few steps if we hold on to his hands, but he doesn't really like it. He finally got his first tooth yesterday. We started him on table food a few days ago and he LOVES it! He grabs a whole handful and shoves it in his mouth as fast as he can. Hopefully soon he'll learn how to get more in his mouth than on the floor. He still eats my homemade baby food fruits and veggies for breakfast and lunch, but table food for dinner. He finally started babbling a couple of weeks ago and it sounds like he says 'blah blah blah' a lot. He does say mama and dada, but he has no idea that it means Mommy and Daddy. He will sign 'more' when eating. He is an awesome sleeper. Over break he pretty much slept 7pm-7am. I of course have to wake him up earlier than that during the school year, but I was amazed at how long he slept when he was allowed to. Oh, and that kid can pull hair! I may go bald before he becomes a toddler.

We've learned with Ethan that each new stage is just as fun, if not more fun, than the stage before, but it's sad to see each stage go! I sat behind a friend and her newborn at church on Sunday and I miss that tiny little, scrunch up their face, scrunch up their body, snuggly, sleep all day stage.

Sorry for being sappy. I just don't want to forget any of it!