Things I love...

the way walker's room smells when i go in to check on him at night after he's asleep.
the way he looks at me when he is about to do something he "knows" he isn't supposed to.
the way he grins from ear to ear when he sees his daddy.
the way his daddy grins back.
how even though he's a little baby, his feet sometimes get stinky like his daddy's already...
how he flaps his arms when he sees me if someone else has him, as if he's begging to come to me.
how when he's "done" playing and tired he will crawl up in my lap, wrap his arms around my neck and lay his head down.
the way he giggles when i sing and dance.
the fact that when i put him in my bed now (early saturday mornings) he immediately goes straight for the alarm clock that's glowing blue.
the way he pops up on his hands and knees and then to a standing position in his bed the second he sees us after his nap.
how when i come in sometimes after a nap and he's standing up jumping in his bed, hanging on to the rails.
the way cliff and i go in his room together EVERY NIGHT to look at him.
the way it feels to stand over his crib and watch him sleep.
the memory of the first time i kissed his little face.
the memory of how god kept him safe when we were in trouble during labor.
how he loves his grandparents, aunts and uncles so much.
how he recognizes the significant people in his life.
how he climbs over cliff and cory's bellies when they lay on the floor.
that all he ever wants to do these days is pull up and stand.
the way he tries to let go and i get to catch him, then he smiles because he has no idea the harm that awaits him.
coming home in the afternoons and knowing without a shadow of a doubt that i just made his day.
the way cliff and i both WANT to be the one's getting up with him in the mornings because he is just so fun, first thing.
the way he always smiles, no matter what if we talk to him.
the way he tries to type on the computer to aunt jenny when mommy is sitting there trying to do the same thing.
the way i just can't get enough of him.
the new way he has made me love his daddy.
how he splashes in his bath and throws all the toys out on the floor.
the way he flips over and up on his knees while i am trying to change his diaper and dress him.
that every day brings a new and better reason to fall in love with both of my boys all over again.
how every day with walker is something new and exciting.
how he has completely rearranged our priorities and shown us how life is supposed to be.
how everytime i lay him down at night, he snuggles his knees up under him and sucks his thumb.
how his little left thumb is rough because of how much time it spends in his mouth.
his little toots.
the way he grunts and grunts when he's "doing something"
the way my house looks with baby toys everywhere.
watching him fall asleep at night.
the way he opens his mouth to give me kisses when he puts his face on mine.
the quiet moments that cliff and i have together as we sit down for dinner right after walker goes to sleep.
making break-n-bake cookies with cliff at night even though we shouldn't because they are relaxing.
seeing his aunt christie, aunt crystal and aunt red (angie) go coo-coo over him.
watching my "mans-man" brothers melt in his presence.
watching the love in his grandparents eyes...all 6 of them...as they watch him.
knowing that no matter what, we are blessed in the most abundant way.

And a link to check out Walker's 6 month pics...which essentially all look different in our home b/c these aren't cropped. But you get the idea. http://smilestore.picturepeople.com/my/images?tk=d16100d0-2c85-48e4-8539-049d045f5662&CMPN=EmailAlbum