My little BIG boy

So much for maintaining my blog...whoops. So the big news around here is that our little small fry has started to walk! By no means is he running marathons or anything but as of last Monday night he had started to take his first steps. They were small timid steps and only 2 to start with but they did happen. He is now able to do 6 or 7 steps unasissted. His balance has improved remarkably in the last week. All of this thrills us of course, but even better then watching him walk is the look on his face. He knows that he has successfully accomplished this task, he looks so proud when he smiles at you. I know every parent defines infant to toddler differently, for me walking is it. He is now officially a toddler, thank goodness a toddler who has yet to learn how to say "NO".

Unfortunately with this new skill has come his first bleeding nose. The truth is it was more of a two drops of blood and done nosebleed, but still Im sure it hurt. Having a little adventurer for a child I anticipate there will be many more injuries to come.

Although easy to over look compared to walking, but still important, the little one has also learnt how to descend stairs in a backwards crawl. Again not that exciting but still an accomplishment for him and one we are just as proud of!

Happy New Year!

I can't believe it's New Year's day already! Yikes how the year has flown. This year my new year's resolution is to eat healthier and to actually try to regularly update this blog. I think the first resolution is pretty self explanatory, the second however I will try to explain. My hopes is that one day years from now Everett will be able to look back on this blog and see a little of what our lives were like with him at the beginning. It will be like a little journal for him, but one the whole world can see:) That way everyone who doesn't get to see us everyday can feel like apart of our daily lives too!

So Everett's first Birthday has come and went. I am still finding it hard to believe he is actually a year old, a toddler! Although he is still not quite walking he will be any day. He just got his first shoes, right after I put them on for the first time he stood for a minute and tried to take a step! He loves being to eat independently and would prefer to feed himself most times, but is also happy to let his Grandpa help.

He really enjoyed Christmas a lot more this year but still found it very overwhelming. His favorite present is the car we bought for him. If we wont push him around in it, he gets out a pushes it himself! We have not really started playing with many Christmas or Birthday presents so Im sure he will have a new favorite soon!

Happy New Year to all and we hope 2010 is as wonderful as 2009 was!