growing

With each day that passes I watch as Cam is becoming more and more of his own little boy and less and less of my little baby... This transformation never stops amazing me.

Here are a few things that I'm loving about him today.

He wrinkles up his nose and does this little snort thing, I think when he's annoyed but sometimes just for no reason at all.
He smushes his mouth shut and refuses to eat what I'm trying to feed him and then pounds on his tray to demand puffs.
He gets up on his knees and grabs onto me to pull up for a hug.
He looks for these hugs randomly throughout the day and when he gets one, he just lays his head on my shoulder and squeezes me with all he's got.
He loves it when he waves at me and I wave back.
He laughs when I laugh.
He thinks sneezes are the funniest thing ever.
He throws tantrums...
He cries when I feed him banana puffs instead of sweet potato puffs because he DOES NOT LIKE THEM.
He gets excited when we sit down to read books together and even when he feels like playing with toys in the middle of the story he will turn his head back at me every few minutes to make sure I know that he is still paying attention.
He loves it when I help him so he can stand up on his feet and explore new things not normally in his reach.
He loves pulling toys out of the bins in his room and deciding exactly which ones to play with.
He loves it when I read Mr. Brown Can Moo.

Oh how I wish time could stand still for just a little longer. I am so not ready for him to grow up just yet. I know one day I'm going to miss all of the great big hugs and all of the nuzzles and the snuggles and those little arms outstretched with that face and those eyes looking up at me as if I am absolutely the best and the only thing in this world that matters. I miss it already and he's only asleep in the next room...

Being a mom has filled my life with more love and joy then I could ever have imagined and at the same time the thought of Cam growing up so quickly and my baby being gone is positively heart breaking.