I think it's safe to say we are out of the baby stage.

  Connor will be 2 1/2 next month and it just amazes me how much my little man has grown in just the last 5 months.  I cut his hair for the FIRST TIME Monday night and I didn't realize how sad it would make me!  I pulled his baby journal out that night (big mistake!).  It brought tears to my eyes seeing how much he has accomplished over the past 2 1/2 years.  He changes everyday, learning something new.  I realized my days of bottle feeding in the middle of the night and holding his fingers while he walks is a thing of the past.  Now on to chasing him nonstop and saying "no, no Connor!" and hearing him asking me "what's that?" on a minute by minute basis.  I still don't understand why God chose me to be this beautiful miracle's mother, but I am forever grateful.  At the end of each day I am mentally and physically exhausted and counting down the minutes when Corey gets home from work, but through it all I honestly could not imagine my life without this silly and curious little boy.  People told me after I had him to cherish every moment because it goes by so fast and I always just shook my head in agreement, but is it so true! I feel like just yesterday he was my little butter bean laying in my arms.  And now he is growing into a smart and handsome little boy.  He has to know how everything works and why it does what.   My life was changed dramatically when he came into my life, he taught me how to grow and mature into the person I needed to be. If we ever make it through the "terrible two's", I will be so anxious to see what phase is next. Bring on....T-ball and preschool?? :/ Wow, that doesn't even sound right. Well, whatever comes next I guess with a box of tissues I can accept my little boy growing up.  I love you Connor Hayes Crumpton and no matter how old you are, you will always be Mommy's little boy!!