Mathieu is 9 days shy of being 9 months old, and my goodness, what a difference those months make. I reread past blog entries and watch the slideshows and am amazed at all the changes that have taken place in Mathieu. Tonight in particular was such a far cry from the newborn. My little man was really playing with me, which included many squeals of laughter as he discovered that he can crawl over my tummy and then launch himself forward to claim his toy. This past weekend Dave and I celebrated our birthday and my cousin, Amie, came for a visit. We canoed in the marsh with Mathieu during a large high tide, and he even did alright with his life jacket. He looked around and played with Amie --- much different than the last time we canoed when all he did was nurse.