Clayton Milestones and The Host

So, while Jer and I were in Cancun and in the few days we've been back, Clay has hit a few more milestones in his little life.
Firstly, the day we came home (June 21st) is actually the day he started to crawl! Since then he has been perfecting the motion. He gets up on his toes instead of his knees half the time. Now I really have to keep an eye on him! Today, in the living room, he crawled over to the bookcase and pulled all the video cassettes off the bottom shelf. He had a blast doing it, too! I'll be sure to get it all on video soon and post it.
Also, he can now go from lying down position to sitting up position all by himself! That's quite a talent and gives him a lot more freedom when he's playing on the floor.
Thirdly, Clayton is now completely proficient at picking up Cheerios, Kix, etc and shoving them into his awaiting mouth. However many are put in front of him that's how many he'll fit into his mouth! I'll add updated Clay videos by the end of the week.

So, while on vacation in Cancun I had plenty of time to read Stephenie Meyer's new book, 'The Host'. It came out May 6th, but I saved it to read while on vacation and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Instead of vampires this time Meyer has written about aliens who take over human bodies like parasites. Cool. This story has the same easy flow as the 'Twilight' series, so if you liked those books, you'll definitely like 'The Host'. Read it!