In the Blink of an Eye

**I haven't been on my blog in for-ever.....and I JUST discovered this unpublished post from April 10th! It's over two months old, and Raleigh has changed SO much since then!**

All at once our little Raleigh baby has taken off. He started crawling on March 27th (8 months and 7 seven days old), which if you go by his due date he technically wasn't even seven months old yet. Haha! Last Sunday, April 4th, Raleigh said "Mama" for the first time. What a tender moment for a mommy's heart! And last night I put him in his crib so I could put the boys' laundry away and he pulled himself up to his feet for the first time! He was so proud of himself he just started giggling. Of course, I got all teary and just hugged him saying, "No, Mommy's not ready for you to do that yet!" But I really was so proud and excited! Raleigh is also trying to climb the stairs, now that I am really not ready for!

Raleigh continues to bring us such joy and well, not much rest. He's starting to sleep longer stretches at night, but really, I don't mind it. Someday I'll miss his sweet smell and his little body curled up next to mine at night. *sigh* Why can't I stop time....just for a moment.