His record so far is 11 steps, but normally he is taking more like 6-7 before toppling over. He starts working up too much speed, and/or sees something and gets VERY excited and loses his balance (Georgia, Daddy, a truck, the Christmas tree).
I don't think I've ever seen such pure joy on his face - it is pretty cute, and endlessly entertaining for us to watch. He can tell he's doing something exciting, and his little pride shows. Baby is really on his way to being a toddler (sobs)!
I recently joined a play group / Mommy group which meets for fun little activities. Today we went to the library for a reading hour. Poor William was the youngest one there and was not entertained by the nice librarian asking all the kids to give their best bear growl as they were reading a book. It scared W to death... think this means we need to get out more, and have him spend more time with other kids! He's not really used to noise or commotion. I'm sure he'll soon start to love playing with the other little ones.
Milestones: Walking, pointing (started closer to 12 months - he will point at objects when we ask, "Where is the _____?")
Starting to: Tries to stand on his own in "open ground" - for now he can only stand by pulling up on objects. He's begun to attempt the next step!
Words: "Ba" for ball, "Buh" for book, "Ga-Ga" for Georgia (and all dogs), "Guck" for duck, "Mom Mom Mom" and sometimes "Dada" - but the D sound is somehow a combination of the letters D and G. And as we all know, he has been saying "Gula" perfectly for a few months - so funny!
Favorite Foods: Lately he's on a pears and lima bean kick. He also goes nuts for bread (white is his favorite, bad boy!) and will eat it no matter how full he is. We were shocked to find that he LOVES spinach ravioli! He's now trying almost all things that we eat; it's fun.
Favorite Toys: Books, balls, trucks, trains, tractor (seeing a common thread?) and his stuffed Georgia. His favorite things in the world right now (though we try to reinforce that it is NOT a toy!) are his Christmas tree, all of its ornaments, and the Christmas lights on our deck.
Dislikes: Doesn't seem to love bananas as much as he used to... absolutely hates having his face washed after mealtime.
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