i'm walking! (almost)

for a few weeks now Alexander has been motoring along the couch and bed - holding on to the edge and scooting along. within the last week or two he's decided it's time to get moving and while holding onto someones hands loves to walk around. but, this particular toy is probably his favorite right now - aside from playing fun music, it affords him some freedom to move around - albeit not much considering we have to follow closely (apparently the skill of stopping and turning and balancing, come sometime after the skill of moving my legs forward).

[quicktime]http://dinaandphilip.com/site/wp-content/video/walking.m4v[/quicktime]

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alexander started making some new sounds this week (and since i took these videos he's added b and m to his sounds), but capturing them on video can be challenging; he's way more interested in the machine and stops whatever he's doing. i'm going to leave these in their native resolution, which is too large to display in the same window, so when you click on the link, it'll open in a new window. UPDATE: apparently some people can't load these videos, which work fine on my computer. so, I'll endeavor to figure it out.

aaa says na!

aaa says nana!

up and up

with his increased mobility came increased curiosity, which he's now able to satisfy as he can actually get to those places. the other day he discovered the stairs. now he wants to climb them. yay me!

they're here!

noticed this the other day, but today we finally got a really good look and were able to snap a shot.

looks like we'll be seeing a tooth pretty soon here. you can definitely feel 'em that's for sure!

click for a closeup:

up

about a week before he started walking crawling Alexander starting the sitting up process. this video, from just a couple of days before he crawled successfully, shows his mastery of sitting up. now when he wakes up he's often sitting up waiting for me! [quicktime]http://dinaandphilip.com/site/wp-content/video/alex_sittingup.m4v[/quicktime]

freedom!!

We knew the day would soon arrive and it has. For the last couple of weeks, Alexander has been revving up, trying to steady himself on all fours, getting his body conditioned for the coordination it takes to accomplish the next milestone: crawling.  And this evening our lil boy did it!! Our 7.75 month old has a new-found freedom.  The freedom to roam around his world and discover whether the world is flat or round - oh wait, that's already been proven - and even, though he IS a genius - well, just nevermind. ; ) Here's video we took of his first steps on all fours. Yay? Scary? Yes to both but it's just the beginning of what's to come and we're looking forward to the adventure that is AAA!

[quicktime]http://dinaandphilip.com/site/wp-content/video/AAA_First_Crawl.m4v[/quicktime]

rolling and babbling and solids, oh my!

yup this past week was very eventful for us. mommy saw alexander's first rolling marathon as he went rolling back and forth from his back to his tummy and tummy to his back for the width of the bed. this past week, we introduced him more vigorously to solid (baby) foods and he's had only the best cuisine (of course) = breastmilk + applesauce or peas or butternut squash or carrots or sweet potato or oatmeal! daddy's slowly increasing his caloric intake to help our alexito sleep through the night. we've had a few successful nights and some not so successful, but we're all still transitioning. speaking of transitioning, AAA is now in his own bedroom full-time! mommy and daddy have removed the pak-n-play from their room and AAA is sleeping only in his crib! mommy and/or daddy still need to wake up a couple times some nights and trek over to his room, but we've learned to do the walk to his room in our sleep! and as if these events could be topped, our little boy who is growing up so wonderfully, started actually babbling - saying "da da" constantly - and wanting to stay up last night with us and just chat away! he's finding his beautiful voice and we are just so in awe of him.

big toe tastes the best!

this past week AAA has deliberately been seeking out his feet (in particular his toesies) and putting them where he puts everything else: his mouth! it's pretty awesome to watch him discover himself at this stage. each day is a wonderment!

tummy time!!

it's a new day and AAA appears to have bounced back from his bout with the oatmeal last night. he's playing tummy time with Dad here. smiley boy is back!