Almost walking!

Jonas can now walk up to 4 steps in a row. We're working on capturing this on video, but it hasn't happened yet. He seems to get more active each day, though he still naps in the morning and afternoon. He is such a happy child, and almost always wakes up smiling.

I've started to wean him, and this seems to have increased his appetite for table food. We don't buy or make baby food anymore. He eats whatever we eat. Tonight, he had polenta, cucumbers, mushrooms, and a chocolate covered strawberry. Boy does he love chocolate!

He's a superfast crawler, and constantly surprises me on how quickly he can make trouble. I've been moving a bit slowly since a laparoscopic surgery last Friday. It truly seems like he's realized this and taken advantage of the situation. For example: We were in the kitchen yesterday, and he was digging the fridge. I knew it, and was headed over to pull him out, when he dumped a full pitcher of juice. All over the inside of the fridge, under the fridge, in the door of the fridge, and on the floor. But none on him. Amazing. The floor is still a bit sticky in places.

Today, he managed to tumble into an empty bathtub so he could better reach his bath toys. While there, he sampled a bar of Dove soap, made a face, and kept playing. Later, he ate red chalk. I was relieved, because it first looked like he was bleeding. He has climbed halfway up the staircase at least 3 times in the past 2 days, and this really scares me, as they aren't carpeted, and are steep.

All of these things happened while my mom and I were watching him. She's here to help post surgery. He's too fast for the both of us.

A fun side benefit to having his Nani here (new spelling for Nonnie) is Scooter, her dog. The two of them play fast and furiously, battling over chew toys and Jonas' toothbrush (ew!). Even though Scooter weighs less than half of Jonas' bulk, he seems to win the tugging contests, pulling Jonas from a crawling position flat onto his stomach. It's fun to watch. They truly like each other, and we are pleased because they exhaust each other instead of exhausting us. Plus, Scooter likes to eat the food Jonas throws on the floor. In fact, Jonas seems to be feeding him at times. I'm just happy to have less mess at the end of the day.

I hope to put some new pictures up here, and on our flickr site, so stay tuned....