i can't keep up!

i can't seem to keep up with cole these days -- much less this blog!

he has LITERALLY been changing and learning new tricks every couple of days.

he's just a crazy monkey. and i can't believe how darn adorable he is to me.

over the course of 2 weeks, cole went from hesitantly standing on all fours, to moving like an inch worm, to crawling perfectly, to standing and climbing, to getting into EVERYTHING!

since my last post, we spent a week in hawaii, another week with granny N in california and a couple of days in dallas to celebrate hudson's 1st birthday party and to remember my dear lindsey at a dedication ceremony for a toddler park in her name.

we finally settled back home on april 16th and cole's transformation from cute lil' baby who was semi-mobile, to a seriously mobile, seriously curious little man has been insane.

in a matter of days, we had to move his crib mattress to the lowest position possible, install a complex baby gate on our super non-baby-friendly staircase, attempt to cover every accessible sharp corner and attempt to pad every hard surface in our home (nearly impossible when you live in a glass house with concrete & hard wood floors). the boy has already bruised his beautiful face a couple of times as he insists on standing and "walking" -- before learning how to actually sit down properly or simply crawl around and play with his baskets & baskets of toys.

but, did i mention how darn cute he is? his eyes are so alive and his smile makes your heart skip a beat.

and, now it's already may 1st and cole is 7 1/2 months old. what will 8 months bring?!?

i just can't keep up.