Mikey Mike

I often look at Mike and think to myself... what would life be without Mike! (of course I think that about Abbey too) Mike came into our lives to bring peace, innocence and simple happiness during a time when it was much needed.
He was such a blessing from my Heavenly Father!! He arrived exactly a month after mom passed away. I often worried about him while I was pregnant. That all my sadness and stress about mom and our circumstances would create a unbalanced baby.
Boy was I wrong, and glad to be! He has been such a good baby boy and very sweet. Anyone who knows Mike would tell you the same. The easiest way to describe him would be happy go lucky, easy going, and sensitive. He brings so much joy into our family.
I get really sad thinking about how fast he is growing up. He will be one in three months!! I can't believe that!

Tomorrow he hits his nine month mark. Here is what he has to show for it...
pulling himself up on something to stand, just starting to balance himself while standing without something to hold on to, getting ready to start walking with things, his own version of clapping, a playful attitude, first tooth in October, five teeth all at once (two front and sides and second bottom)!, a love for guitar and drum sticks, a healthy appetite for food, a love for bath time, a healthy fear of crazy Abbey, signs of being a "deep thinker"(note above picture), a contagious giggle and love for tickling, love for soft blankets and stuffed animals, a love his crib... and there is so much more