Learning to Walk

I can't believe he will be 18 months in just a few days.  He has become a master army crawler.  Maybe he will get up on all fours and crawl someday?  We hope so, but if not, he has started to learn to explore his world in his own way.  In a quick way!   If one of us walks out of the kitchen into the laundry room you will soon see Joey's little blonde head poking around the corner.  

He spends an inordinate amount of time wearing socks, shoes and no pants to help him with sensory input and traction.  

Oh yeah, baby!!!  Who needs pants when you are this cute?

In addition to learning to crawl we are also working on learning how to stand and eventually how to walk.

The first year of his life I worried about milestones and measurements.  For one reason or another, those aren't such a huge concern anymore.  We know that eventually Joey will walk.  We know that one day he will say "mama" and not giggle at me every time I try to get him to say it.  Not unlike "island time", he is on "Joey time".   And that's okay, because every minute of it is more beautiful than the last.

What are you learning to do?

Mommy and Tommy's weekly Starbuck's date. 

Love that Joey is holding onto a picture of his brother. 

This was the scene at Target the other night....