Stan the MAN

It's so fun to watch this video and see the little sparks of Stanley's personality emerge. He is a little, busy, ball of FUN in our lives.  He started crawling at around 6 or 7 months, was walking by 9 months, and hasn't stopped moving since. We've discovered that there needs to be a higher standard of baby-proofing when little boys are involved.  He loves to try to knock pictures off walls, play with the plunger, climb up on the piano, grab anything hot or sharp he can find, and RUN at full speed.  We were actually very glad for that helmet this year!

Stanley loves his Daddy, and is definitely more fond of men than women.  There's a gentleman who sits a few rows behind us in church who Stan loves to play peekaboo with.  Stan loves doggies (from a safe distance), avocado, oatmeal, swimming, tickling, and his sisters.  He goes to bed pretty easily with his pacifier and blanket, and can sleep through anything.

He has an easy smile, an infectious laugh, and is very aware of the people around him.  It's hard to remember life before he came into our family.  Even though I do sometimes wish he would just STOP MOVING FOR ONE SECOND, all Stan has to do is look at me with those baby-blue eyes and flash a toothy grin and all is (mostly) forgiven.

We love you, Stanley!