Four legs good, two legs better...

Hopefully you got the Orwell reference in the title. I said in the earlier post that Alex started really walking last night. It took us until tonight to get a decent video of it. Here it is. It takes Alex a few seconds before he lets go of the couch.

Weekend at the Beach

Alex spent last weekend in Cannon Beach with his grandparents and furry cousin. He loved playing in the sand and scooping it into buckets and his hair. Dad stayed at home since he doesn't have much time off work. Therefore, it's hard for me to give a detailed account of what happened at the beach.

Over the weekend Alex learned how to stand up on his own without using any furniture and this evening he managed to take about 10 steps across the family room before sitting down. It's really fun to watch him grow up.

Walking...almost!

I want it in the "official" record that Alex took his first steps on Sunday, April 12th. They were two very small steps into dad's arms but it still counts. He did the same thing yesterday at daycare during the day and demonstrated again when I picked him up. He still generally prefers crawling since it is so much faster but there are signs he is getting close.

Another first this weekend was Alex's first easter egg hunt. He didn't quite get the concept but once we showed him where the eggs were he was pretty good at putting them in his basket. The problem was as soon as they went in his basket he took them right back out (which didn't make mom and dad too happy since they were chocolate eggs that we wanted to eat). He seemed to have a good time and got to play in the grass which he always enjoys.

Happy Passover

I was going to boycott posting anything until Alex walked but I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon. He is very content crawling around. Now that the weather is getting nicer I like to take him outside which leads to some very dirty hands and clothes by the time we are done. Everything is well in Seattle. We had a nice Passover dinner in which Alex went down for his nap right when we started and woke up when it was time to eat, perfect timing. He tried gefilte fish and charoset for the first time but didn't care for it. He did, however, really enjoy these passover muffins that Grandma made for him.

Rain, rain, go away

Spring has officially started but I don't think Seattle got the memo. Despite the rain Alex has been getting outside everyday in his new daycare which we are all really liking. Dad drops him off in the morning and I pick him up in the afternoon. We have nothing new to report except that we feel hopeful that he will soon walk (he now stands on his own for short periods of time). We have been thinking he will walk for months now but it has to happen soon.

Below are a few pictures they have taken at daycare. He seems to be having a good time.