One Small Step

Our little boy is getting so big and grown up! I wish I had a video of this, but my camera was in the complete opposite part of the house and even if I had gotten it on camera, lately I have had trouble uploading videos anyway.  Hmm.

Anyway!  Xander has officially taken his first steps!  :)  About a week ago he took one very intentional step while standing between Justin & I.  We were so excited!  Since then, we've been prompting him and encouraging him more often to walk on his own.  Up until this point we've just been letting things happen in their own time.  But now we're anxious since we know he's making progress!

This last week he's had several occassions where Xander's taken 3-4 steps all on his own!  :)  Usually while attempting to walk towards Justin or me.  He can usually get in a few steady steps, and then he realizes he's not holding on to anything and his momentum has him going forward before he can get his feet moving.  At which point, he starts falling forward into whatever his intended target is (that being one of us or the couch).  We imagine that once he figures out he can really do it on his own, it won't take him long to intentionally start taking steps.

So that's pretty cool news. We're also hoping that Xander will have some new teeth coming in shortly.  He's had a couple bouts of diaper rash, as well as a couple instances of a fever. There has also been a little more of a temper Xander's exhibiting.  Not to mention the increased drooling!  All things combined, we hope some teeth will push through soon.

And in a couple weeks time, our little boy will be 1 year old!  His birthday lands on a Saturday this year and hopefully we'll have some nice weather to remind us that spring is just around the corner. :)