Short Video Clip - Justin walking

as promised...

I'm NOT scared to let go!!!

Justin started to walk on his own last night (5 days after his 1st birthday)...and of course we didn't have the video camera out! I've got to hopefully get a recording tonight so I can post it for your viewing pleasure....remember on one of my earlier posts that I said hopefully he will be walking by his birthday party...well that's now a fact & not a wish:-)

I bent down to have him walk to me and he just came at me 4-5 steps and then when Philip got home from work, he walked to him like those same amount of steps, but what really made it concrete that he's walking was after Philip came in from outside which I should tell you that Justin just loves to be outside, he got up and walked about 10' (length of our formal living room - from the computer desk to the door out to the garage for those of you that have been to the house). Philip & I just got all excited!!! Jordan was even like all excited talking about mommy, look Justin's walking now! We've definitely got our hands full now!

If only I wasn't scared to let go...

I posted Justin first pushing this bike around a couple months back (I think) and now he basically runs behind it and steers it like he knows exactly what he's doing and where he wants to go. The video below really captures the love Justin has for this bike. As soon as we walk in the house from daycare, he's all over it until it's time to go to bed...I think he really wants to be upright and walking on his own, but can't quite figure out to let go and do it on his own. You'll see from my expert videography that I basically was going in circles trying to capture him and this bike without falling over myself:)

He's not walking on his own yet, though he has taken a step or two here and there without holding onto anything or someone. I'm giving him less then a month before he's walking on his own. He turns 1-year old a week from tomorrow...I'm wondering if by his birthday party on 4/18 if he won't be walking everywhere on his own. I'll let you all know as soon as it happens!

Can't Catch Me!

As promised, here's a couple short video clips of Justin doing his 'thing'...Can he really only be 9 months old?

Here's my first try...not so good! (No babies were harmed in the making of this video!)



Now just look at me go...I had to get my legs up under me working right!