Learning to Let Go

Lately, Lukas has been pulling himself up to standing on the couch and on tables and shelves. He's gotten pretty proficient and the other day, he pulled himself onto me and then let go. He actually was able to stand on his own without holding on to anything for at least 3 seconds. And then he fell back onto his bottom. Edwin and I were both amazed. He hasn't tried it again since, but I don't think it will be long before he starts walking. Another funny milestone happened about a week ago. I was sitting in my glider and Lukas was sitting on my lap. All of the sudden, I hear him fart. That's not to say that he has never farted. It's just that it was usually little and pretty quiet. This time, it was loud and it sounded like it came from an adult. I guess my baby is getting bigger. When does a new mom because just a mom? Is it when your baby can say Mama? Or when your baby is considered a toddler vs. a baby? Just curious. Am I still a new mom?

Congrats to our friends Mike and Michelle who just had their baby girl Isabella on Thursday. We haven't met her yet, but we'll hopefully be able to soon! We hope you all are getting lots of sleep.