Paul T, not yet 6 months old and not even fully crawling yet, is already trying to reach up like he is going to pull himself to standing! I don’t think he will until after he crawls and sits from crawling on his own all the way. He is doing both of these things already kinda, but it’s like he won’t sit up all the way and he won’t crawl more than 2 “steps” and now he’s starting to reach up for things. Like today he was going for the night light on their room’s wall and in the bath tub he tries to get the silver circle thing, don’t know what that is. Andrew was pulling up to standing at 7 months so it won’t surprise me if Paul does it pretty soon too. He loves to stand when someone holds him and today he even moved his legs like he was walking while Daddy walked him.
Andrew can catch! We have been playing “catch” with him since he could sit. I used to roll a ball to him and he’d roll it back. Some of you may even recall a video from back then I love playing catch! I could do it for hours I swear. And since he’s been old enough to throw he’s been throwing and we’ve been throwing back, and he’s been chasing the ball to retrieve it! Both Andy and I worked with him on things like keep your eye on the ball and hold your hands out in front of you. It didn’t seem to be sticking. I figured he just didn’t get it yet, and I guess he didn’t, until yesterday! Now if you throw a ball (soft balls of course) to him directly he will catch it more times than not! And he’s always had a good throwing arm, throws right to me most times. And the cool thing is if I miss it and the ball goes flying, HE wants to go get it! Ah, I love playing catch.
I do have a video of some wrasslin but I can’t get it going right now. It is late, Paul is sleeping and Andrew is about to fall asleep on the couch right now. I don’t want to disturb them by playing the video so I will try and make another post tomorrow to put it up – I haven’t seen it myself but it should be pretty cute.
Also, Grandpa Lee should be here tomorrow! I am so excited! Can’t wait to see what Andrew thinks of having him around for a week or so. And can’t wait to see what Andrew thinks of his brilliant grandsons! Well, Andrew is super smart, we don’t know yet if Paul T is too but I can assume he is too since he is my child and I must think nothing less from him! 
You moms know how it is.
Anyway, Lee is driving in tomorrow evening and plans to stay for a week I think. We’ll take it easy. No big trips planned no days to Six Flags or zoos or anything extravagant. Just walking around here playing at the parks and generally letting him get to know the kids. It’ll be fun and relaxing.
Accept for poor Andy. He is super busy right now! It’s a good thing. After the drought we had last fall when we didn’t think we could pay our bills let alone buy Christmas gifts, it is a welcome change. But it’s a bad week to be so busy with our guest coming. And it does still induce stress, a better stress but a stress nonetheless!
Gotta go give back tickles!