Walking & Talking

I promise he wasn't walking two days ago. He has been taking a few steps here and there for the last few weeks or so but suddenly this week he has decided he's gonna give it a shot! He's still sort of wobbly but the biggest change, as you'll see on the video, is that when he stumbles he stands back up instead of defaulting to a crawl.

He has been talking for awhile now, and mimicing what we say often, however he doesn't keep words very long. For example, he was saying Oso very clearly for awhile and now I don't remember the last time I heard him say it! Every time someone new watches him they always have a list of words that they swore he said! I don't know, I think he's just really good at mimicing whether we are paying attention or not. There are, however, a few words that he has started saying without any prompting or reminders at all. On the video, you'll hear me say it first but that is just so I can be sure to get in on film. The words are Truck, Duck, and Soccer! His word for soccer doesn't really sound like soccer but he's trying really hard and we're pretty sure that is what he's saying. Since the main balls he's played with for the last few months were in fact soccer balls (and that is what we called them) he thinks that all balls are called soccer balls. We don't really mind, and with it being world cup season and all...we're letting this one slide. :) He's also been saying Mama and Dad-dyoo (that is what it sounds like) and is starting to say them more consistantly at the appropriate times.

side note:
James started a mothers day out program this week and went yesterday and today. This will hopefully be when I co-write, although this week it didn't line up and instead I did a lot of running errands, cleaning the house, and working on songs in an empty house (gasp!). It was lovely. He has done GREAT at MDO and his teacher enjoys him already. He's been so exhausted from his lack of naps though that he went to bed tonight at 5:35! Which is why my kitchen is clean, I have a coffee cake in the oven, and I am blogging! I look forward to a less cranky James tomorrow though after he gets some good naps in. I'll stop blabbing now and let you watch the video. It's pretty cute. :)