Jack Kaden

We’ve been saying for the past 2 months, “oh, it will happen at any moment,” and it never does. You see, Jack is a power crawler. I have found myself running to keep up with him…as he is crawling. Why would he need to walk? He’s got all the ambulatory skills he needs and the callouses on his knees to prove it.

But today? When he was reaching for a wayward kazoo that his mother did not leave at baby level on the coffee table but instead brazenly moved next to her on the sofa? Two very clear, very non-supported, very drunken, little baby steps.

I have witnesses (Karen our OT was over) and everything.

So, at approximately 16 1/2 months actual, 13 1/2 months adjusted, our boy took his first steps.

Pride doesn’t even begin to cover it.

I suspect that this is only going to lead to trouble….

I can’t help it LOL Cats crack me up. I am a huge dork.

Anyway.

No pictures today, just a quick update to let you know that Jack is not only crawling but he a) he took his first supported steps and b) he pushed himself up to a sitting position all by himself.

He’s 1 on Monday. I suspect there will be some posts of some kind of value between now and then.

Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of the day I went into the hospital.

As part of our grand birthday countdown, we’ll be featuring some of Jack’s greatest hits from the past year:

Jack doesn’t know we’re approaching any kind of significant day, birthday or otherwise. He’s being extra cute just because.

There is stuff going on. Work stuff. But we can’t blog about it. So I’ll talk about the little guy.

Things Jack does that we like:

1) Commando crawling, pulling up, standing up. Well the pulling up and standing up are assisted but still, pretty good for an 8 month old/11 month old.

2) Self feeding party time. He’s still not rockin’ a pincer grip but the kid does love a graham cracker, he also loves cheese. And turkey burgers. A very refined pallet on that one.

3) Reaching. This one is pretty endearing. He lifts his hands up pretty much any time I come into a room. If I don’t pick him up he wraps his arms around my calves. It’s unbelievably effective and may explain my chronic backache.

3) Mama. Dada. Totally non-specific but it’s there, and it’s awesome.

We’re counting our milestones around here as we’re coming up on the big 1 year birthday (t-minus 21 days and counting) and we have our 1 year Early Intervention Evaluation to see how Jack is progressing compared to his peers. I suspect he’ll blow away most 1 year old boys on sheer cuteness alone.