Walking Man

Last week David's walking was limited between the couch and the ottomon. This week he walks everywhere we go--in fact he is now too cool for the cart at the grocery store, and too cool to sit in the stroller--now he has to push. It is amazing to see this little verticle man strolling through the house. He has also found that because I am not holding his hand, I do not always follow him like an oversized shadow. He gets between me and the counter and pushes until I back away, then he continues to push as hard as he can until I reach his desired destination. Then he goes back to playing, it is my job to watch him complete tasks, give an occasional cheer or acknowledgment of talent, and occasionally poke him with things.

Also updated the cooking blog!

New Group Blog

I really want your recipes. In exchange I will share some of mine. This should be pretty casual and pretty easy--If you don't have time to write out the recipe, even just a link and review will be fun.

You can find the new blog at

http://www.cookingshmooking.blogspot.com

I have added one of our current favorite recipes that uses our food processor!

Disclaimer: I cook only through necessity, and extreme hunger is usually the extra ingredient that makes my meals tasty.

New Apartment

Quick video of our new apartment!





One more quick video giving an update on the Davster. He demands to be walked around the house and yard everyday. He is getting a lot steadier each day. I went out today and bought him new shoes, he wore through his little leather ones. I had to go to three different stores before I found shoes that fit. I guess he has unusually fat feet--two of the clerks let me know.

Davy plays this game a lot...and is extremely frustrated if he cannot get the towel/blanket/pillow to cover his head completely. He then throws himself around yelling with delight. He currently has a big bruise on his forhead from playing this game then crawling straight into the wall.

We went to a downtown water/sculpture park last weekend. David allows us to hold his hands while he walks, but he is very insistent that he leads. We had a good time swimming a little and walking a lot.


Crazy head sculpture-

Hello!

Just a little hello from David and his bed-head.

June

Yikes! These past two months have gone by really fast. Davy has picked up some new skills (including high fives, clapping, and "the point") and turned One! We had a very low key celebration which did not end up being the Kodak moment I envisioned. Below are two videos of that slightly traumatic event. Unfortunately I am kind of an idiot and can only post them sideways.

Here is one more video to show we are not completely inept parents.

We have also moved to a new apartment. Davy was especially helpful in reassembling the furniture.



We are loving the extra room and are feeling settled in.

He's a maniac!

Gone are the days where I could accomplish something while Davy happily played on the floor.  He is a man on the move and he is very busy.  Here is a basic outline of his day. 

First:  Flush the toilet. 

Next: Play in the Ovaltine

Then: Pull out the toilet paper

Become enraged when not allowed to flush the toilet:

Be cute at the park:

Repeat.  (Not pictured)  Taking turns fake laughing.  Putting gross things in his mouth and then offer them to an adult.  Patting everything.