August - Ten Months

Our sweet little boy turns ten months today!  

 

He's becoming such a busy little guy, pulling himself on everything and scooting all over the place. The picture above is the only blur-free one we could get.  The rest look something like this:

This one is my favorite.  He had just crawled across the floor, and he's lunging at me with a huge smile on his face.

August crawls all over the house, but he crawls very strangely.  He tucks his right leg under him and propels himself with his left leg.  He looks a bit odd, but the trade-off is that he's super speedy.  Who needs to walk when you crawl faster than anyone else in the house can move?

This month we've also seen more signs of how verbal August will likely be someday.  He clearly says "Mommy" and "Daddy," and says "Baba" when he looks at Barley.  And even though we've always known what a sweet boy our little Auggie is, he's started showing affection.  He crawls up to us to cuddle, and he gives the best--albeit also the sloppiest--kisses.  He especially loves to kiss his favorite stuffed animals.

We are so proud of our giggly, laughing, extremely happy baby boy.  He makes us happier than he can know.

We Voted

I took August with me to the polls last week.  While we stood outside in the cold for nearly two hours, I shared with him why this day is so important.

I pointed to the man in front of us and told August that he didn't have the right to vote until 1870.

But, in reality, not until 1965.

I pointed to the woman behind us and told August she didn't have the right to vote until 1920.

And we talked about all the other people in this world who are still fighting and dying for the right to vote.  August promised me this would be his first of many, many trips to the polls.