Slow down please!!!!

Justin has been letting go and standing on his own for long moments at a time. He has been able to take one step and then falls. Tonight, he stood for a while and then took two steps. It brought tears to my eyes. I am not exactly sure why, but I think it was a combination of joy at seeing such an accomplishment from my child and also sadness that he is getting more independent and needing his mommy's help a little less everyday.

Lauren also showed us her own little grown up moment tonight. She goes to Sonshine Kids at our church on Wednesday nights, which is where the kids learn about God through games, choir, hand chimes, crafts, musicals, and Bible devotions. She always has a lot of fun and there was a little girl that she usually played with all the time. Tonight she informed us that she was not playing with her anymore that she had a new friend that she liked to play with, a little boy. We asked if he was her boyfriend and she said yes. Of course, she is thinking he is a boy and he is her friend. We ate dinner with this little boy's family after church a couple of weeks ago and he and Lauren sat next to each other and talked the whole time. Apparently since then they have been buddies. She told us tonight that we needed to send him an invitation to her birthday party because she wanted to make sure he came. Of course, that is no time soon but she is always planning it. We are going to have our hands full with her over the next 15 years.