Look Who's Walking!

This may seem abrupt because it is! Jaggar has learned to stand for a while now, and he had been doing that "falling forward" thing from couch to couch or object to object (whatever he could stabilize himself with). He has even taken a step or two. But I'd never go as far to say that he was walking because he just wasn't, and that was okay with me. Stay little as long as you want, Jaggar.

Well, he changed his mind last Monday, the 21st, which was also his 13 month birthday. Sage and I were on our way home from the store, and Travis called saying, "You're not going to believe this. Jaggar is walking. He walked across the entire family room." Um, what?! Since I LEFT? I'd noticed earlier that day that he could squat without sitting or falling on the floor and could stand himself back up, so I could see he was building his strength. But that was earlier that DAY, so I sure didn't expect him to walk that day.

I came home, and he did it. He walked across the entire room, and he was SO proud of himself. There was no coaxing on our part to do it. He discovered it, and he hasn't quit yet. When Sage first started walking, she'd walk some, but crawling was faster and easier for her. Um, he has not gone BACK to crawling. I'm pretty amazed at this. He walks, falls down, pushes himself right back up, and walks more. Over and over. He is determined that walking is the way to go!It is very difficult to get pictures of him now because he is always on the move.

We fall down, but we get up.

In case you're wondering, yes that is a playstation 2 memory card. He finds it in a drawer and carries it everywhere.

Now he has a hammer.

Look how proud he is of himself! Rightfully so!