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He lets go of furniture and walks toward us when we call him. He's very excited about this and practices alone across the floor. He still throws himself, as if he thinks he can only do a few steps, but he laughs a little now cause he knows he's walking.
That game of repeatedly standing and throwing himself at the floor has changed. He's taking two to four steps now before throwing himself. I realized watching him that he knows he's trying to walk but throwing himself thinking that's all he can do.
Seth picks up the phone, pushes buttons and grunts into the phone. He does the same thing with the receiving end of the baby monitor.
I believe it happened once before from one piece of furniture to another, but last night, Seth let go of a chair to take two steps all by himself. I was his target.
I have started weaning Seth. I thought I'd let him nurse another six months, but nursing while I'm pregnant has drained me so much. I have been much weaker during this pregnancy.
He's taking it pretty well, although he's not too fond of cow's milk yet, probably because I don't warm it.
Although he cruises holding on, he's not walking. He stands up all on his own. He dives at the floor or the furniture or just the air. It's his game. He does it again and again working his way across the room. When he lands on all fours he gives a little chuckle at this game he has made up.
He likes to crawl under my desk, look back at me and give a little smile. He knows I'll come after him because he intends to turn off my computer. The red light on the extension cord is a beacon. We repositioned the computer to block his path.
His birthday was a few days ago. We will celebrate this Saturday the 13th. We invited friends over who have cared for him in some way, holding him in Sunday morning Bible class, babysitting him.... We'll put cake in front of him, film him attacking it, then get pictures of him dunked in the bath.
