Big Day for Sprout

so, it was a big day of firsts for the sprout. ya see i woke up this morning to the sounds of his delightful babble. i just stayed in bed. i figured if he's not crying there is no urgency, right? so, now it is babbling with random vocals by the glow worm. it sounds happy and it was warm in the bed. i stay put. then bean wakes and demands her breakfast so we go in to collect sprout. this is what we see when we get in there....
who told him he was allowed to sit up all by himself?? honestly!

(and please ignore the fact that his sheets clash terribly with his crib bumper- the sheets were too cute to pass up. oh, and ignore that i have a bumper on the crib. i guess that is supposed to be a no-no. oh and the pile of stuffed animals too. i never said i was a good mom, did i??)

then we had a wonderful day with some friends. yay for friends!! when we got home i made dinner and we all sat down to eat. sprout finished his food so i gave him some puffs. would you check out that pincer grasp he has going on here?!?he has never done that before! it was always smashed up in his fist. he managed to get all kinds of them in his mouth tonight. :)

(please ignore the total gross mess of his highchair tray. my son is a super messy eater and often steals the spoon and bangs it on the table allowing food to splatter every where. what can i say- i like him to enjoy his meal!)

so after dinner we are playing in the living room when sprout just starts clapping. we have no idea what made him decide to do it but there he was clapping away. bean was SO excited! she was even more excited when she realized that she could get him to clap by clapping herself. it was adorable. i wish i would have had the video camera.

you know, as much as i love to see him succeed at all these milestones i really wish he would spread things out a little more! let's give mama a break bud! ;)