Almost 9 months!

I really can't believe almost 9 months have passed since Nathaniel has been part of our lives. It amazes me how much he has grown and how much our lives have changed.

He is now crawling all over the place. He loves to go to his book shelf and pull out all the books in the shelf. He loves to go to the DVD shelf and pull out all the DVD's. He loves to get a hold of the tissue box and take out all the tissue. He doesn't stay still for one minute. He is walking along the edges of everything and a couple of days ago he stood on his own for a few minutes.

He also enjoys eating. He is into everything and will eat insane amounts of food. He makes yummmm sounds when he eats and shakes his head happily. Shaking his head comes from this Korean trick babies learn. He also knows how to stick out his tongue when we stick it out. He also smacks his mouth when we do it. He is into gesturing, talking, screaming, and showing excitement when certain things happen.

I am loving being a new mom. I have to admit at times it's so difficult. There are days when I am exhausted and am in bed by 9:30. I really think it's different when you have your own kids. I constantly worry and think about Nathaniel's future. I hope that I will help shape my son's life in a positive way and help him build a solid foundation. I want him to be compassionate, humble, loving, caring, confident, smart, and most of all I want him to be a child of God.

There are so many more milestones to come. His first birthday will be here before I know it. It feels like times flies even faster as I get older. This week was move-in at USC and seeing all the new freshman made me think about the not too far college future for Nathaniel. OH man I am going to have a hard time letting go. But since that is still 18 years away, I will enjoy my baby as much as I can.