The Tonti: You're 8 Years Old Already?!?!

On the eve of October 28th, I sat in bed looking through 4 years of baby pictures ~~shoving my face full of~~ ~~chocolate and crying.~~
My baby bug, My Geekers, My brilliant little baby was no more...

He's all grown up to a tall, skinny, uber intelligent 8 year old... With a red mohawk.

I'm trying not to get all teary again. I never thought it would be so hard to see him all grown up! I thought each step he took would bring me pride and happiness but I cry a lot through his milestones...

So kid, here's to you:

Geekers, you used to play outside all day, everyday. Come rain or shine, you were at the back screen door yelling your demands to be let free.

You had toys to play with and rocks to eat!

You were a water baby, Geekers. You loved your little backyard pool and floatie. What this picture doesn't show is your little lip trembling because the water is so cold. You refused to be told "No" and if you wanted in the water, you were going in.

You did about 75,852,964 laps around this pool.

Your floatie eventually popped when your first few teeth came in.

A warning to give your future kids, floaties are not chew toys, especially when you're currently in it.

You were a very chunky baby, Geekers. You were all rolls and we used to call you the Michelin Man. When it was bath time (which you loved!!) we had to make sure to clean every roll in your arms and legs... and there were lots of rolls.

Geekers, nothing has changed about how you sleep. You sleep with enthusiasm. You throw your arms out and wherever you land is where you'll stay. You ended up breaking your crib because you were so heavy and sleeping on one of the slats, and it eventually gave out... Then you graduated to a your own big boy bed!