Little Dude is standing now, and while he's a bit wobbly and looks far too tiny to actually be holding up his weight, he's pretty proud of himself. Of course, at only 5 1/2 months old, it will be still a long time before he's truly stable, but I was pretty impressed all the same.

Must say one thing I do miss about going back to work is not being able to spend much time with Shannon and the kids. I was so fortunate to have my 'sabbatical' after the lay off for Lex's first couple months of life. It truly was the mat leave without the mat. And now I find, I am missing the kids a lot.