Walking & Talking

Jack has had quite a week! And all of his new tricks remind me of how big he's getting...and how fast it's all happening! It makes me excited and sad at the same time....but really more excited because it's just so cool to watch him develop and learn.

The biggest news is that he's taking real steps! I predicted he would walk by 11 months, but as the weeks past I wondered if he'd ever take the leap of faith and walk forward. Well friends, on Wednesday, he started doing just that. He's officially up to about 4-5 steps at a time before he biffs it. He turns 11 months in 5 days and I think he'll have it down by then. Mommy knows her boy :)

Then today, he said his third word - BALL! He's always saying ba-ba, but we never really knew what he was referring to. But today, I grabbed his basketball and held it up to him and asked him if he wanted to play. He looked right at me and said BA! It's like a little light went off in his brain - It's so awesome to witness this kind of language development! He's starting to recognize objects and show his happy emotions when he gets something he likes. He got his first balloon today and he was over the moon with joy!!

The the cool part about all of this is that his Gigi has been here to see everything happen! Of course, we never seem to have the video camera handy when he walks really well. But here's a little sample of it...it's not him at his best but you get the point. I promise to get a better one soon (We're currently on the market for a new camera). Here's a few pics of Jack with is new balloon and a video of him taking some of his first steps!

Ooohhhh, my very first balloon!!

I'm soooo happy!!!!

Taking a few steps, but getting better every day!