cruising!

It seems like Max is hitting all the milestones much earlier than Liam did. He was a little behind in birth weight (2 ounces), and it seems like he's spent the time since then trying to surpass big brother in all other respects. He's 8 months old now, and has 3 teeth (Liam had none at this age), a nice head of hair (Liam was bald), he's crawling, can pull himself up to standing, and now he's cruising along the furniture! It won't be long until he's walking. And once that happens, Liam had better watch out, because his days of taunting Max into crawling after him, only to move out of range at the last second and do it all over again, will come to an abrupt and bitter end. I can't wait! Mike took the boys to stay in Naperville Saturday to give me a night off, which was absolutely appreciated. Thanks to Barb and Kevin, for being their unwitting hosts (they were away in Ireland while Mike availed himself of their facilities). Here's a picture of Max getting ready to cruise at Grandma and Grandpa's house.