another month gone by ...

month 21 has been a good month ... actually a great month!
webb has turned a corner in his fiestiness and i couldn't be more thankful for that!
the adjustment period for me was a little long and i'm sure will continue for the rest of my days.
the specific period i'm referring to today is from when he started walking in september until ohhhh last month.
so, that would be about 6 months.

what i've learned about myself in life over the past decade or so has translated into the type of mom i've become.
i'm an anxious, nervous, people pleasin' fool!
it's a sad reality to face, but i stare it straight in the face everyday and try to work my way through it.
i pray about it a lot!
i think that's why this adjustment period has been a little rough.
having a child run from me, kick and scream at the end of every playgroup, etc is not ideal for my personality type.
obviously all children are this way, but i think some people are able to deal with it better than others.
i think the Lord has definitely been working on me.
.... for 7 months to be exact :)

back to month 21 ...

webb's finally chilling out.
i'm no longer afraid that if i set him down while we're in line at starbucks that he'll run away.
he can actually sit through a quick dinner out without pitching a fit.
of course we've learned a few tricks.
sit by a window, dine outside so he can watch all the "crucks" and buses go by, bring "crucks".
when i say "webb we can't go outside till we put your shoes on".
he grabs his shoes out of the drawer and sits still while i velcro them on.
the battle has been won!?

of course he's not a perfect angel and he almost kicks me in the face everytime i change his diaper.
we're getting better at it, and that's where the disciplining is really starting to kick in.

the most exciting thing is ... he's falling back in love with his mama and it makes me so happy!
he's even saying my name again!

i love hearing all the words that are coming out of his little mouth.
to name a few:

mawn mower ... for lawn mower
cockee ... (sorry for the spelling on that one!) ... that's coffee
cractor ... for tractor
ay-sauce ... that's applesauce
bee-air ... for pear

the most hysterical is when we're running errands he SCREAMS ...
"crucks, buses, mayman!" anytime he see's one.
the excitement is totally overwhelming!

he's only said one sentence thus far and it's "i see a (fill in the blank)."
you never know what that blank may be.
i attribute his first sentence to a favorite book brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?
(thanks aunt mary!)

i love watching his personality come out more and more.
he's become quite the little joker.
i just love that he get's what he's doing.
he definitely knows how to make me laugh.

everything is a hat to this boy.

month 22 here we come!
can't wait to see what's in store.

maybe he'll finally say his name ...