Oliver is amazing

How in the world do you start out like this only (almost) 10 short months ago, at 19 inches, and 5 and a half pounds, and end up being a strong healthy boy...about 26 inches and 20 pounds?

He's so active, crawling and cruising all the time, banging toys together. Not only can he pull himself to standing, but he can get back down to sitting as well! He's just started playing with some little tubs that we were going to use for painting. He loves playing them like a drum or putting things in and then "drinking them" or pouring them out. If you put a snack puffy in the bottom he will quickly reach in and get it out. He's a super self-feeder, although only with snacks. Mealtime is still spoon feeding all the way. He's eating more and more solid table food and loving every bite! He has 5 teeth now, with another very close to breaking through. He loves crunching those puffy things with them! He's getting a little shy around people who are not Mommy or Daddy, even people he's known and seen often, but I hear that's normal for this age. He's very loving - he loves to run his fingers through my hair or run his hand up and down my cheek when he's sleepy. He still takes 3 naps a day, but they are getting shorter and I know very soon he'll be down to only 2. He sleeps through the night pretty well, but never in his own bed. He usually spends the first half of the night there, but when he wakes up at midnight or 1 I bring him to bed to snuggle. We are so lucky to be able to keep Oliver at home instead of putting him in day care. Bob works mornings and I work evenings so one of us is always with him. I am so glad we could work it out that way. Overall he's right on schedule with all his developmental milestones. He's happy most of the time, unless he's tired or hungry. I think I got the best baby in the whole world!