Is it August already?

I can't BELIEVE it!! It is August and in just a few short days, my little baby is turning ONE! Say it isn't so??? Other mommies out there, how do you deal with this? It's such a bittersweet time!

I will admit though, that it is really fun to watch him grow and change, practically overnight. Last night I was looking at some video I shot of him at the end of May, and he looks like a totally different baby! It's amazing how fast he changes right before my eyes. His hair was so much more spiky back then and he was just learning to crawl and pull up. He looked so much like those shots from Bambi where little Bambi is first learning to get up on those wobbly legs. They were just shaking all over the place! Oh, and speaking of hair, Gabe got haircut number THREE last night! His first one was on April 7, and already he is working on number three! He looks like such a little boy when it is cut too. Forgive me for not snapping a picture. I will soon!!

Did I mention that Gabe dances like a Chippendale dancer? Well, he does. He likes to dance during his bath, which makes the illusion all the more real. He grabs a hold to the towel bar in the back of the bath tub and gets his hips moving back and forth to some strange rhythm that apparently only he can hear. And he squeals with delight! He thinks it's hilarious and he usually makes mama and daddy crack up too. I have it on video but not the kind I can share on here. I'll have to try and get it on the other camera so you can see too, but I may have to sensor it! It's pretty graphic!! ;-)

Is it time for an accomplishment's list? Oh why not...

• Say's "uh oh", "mama", "dada", "ma" (for more) and sometimes "ohbo" (for Hobo) and "gee" (for Maggie)
• Waves (all the time! He LOVES to wave)
• Cruises around and around the couch behind his little hippo push toy (this is exercise for us too because he hasn't figured out how to turn his hippo yet!)
• Eats lots of new things, including chicken pieces, pasta, ravioli
• Cruises from one piece of furniture to the next

Like I said, growing like crazy!! And I certainly can't stop him!! I'd never try though; I'm having too much fun