Walkin' Tall

Zach continues to progress closer and closer to walking on his own. He recently started walking behind push toys. We practiced with him a few times and he always struggled. So we laid off it for probably a week. Then, like with the sippy cup and crawling before it, he suddenly got it. And not just a little, he skipped the part in between struggling walking the toy across the entire length of the house.

Pictures don't do it justice, so enjoy the video. Notice he even recovers from a misstep towards the end.

We're expecting to see first steps any day now. Zach has been flirting with letting go as he walks along the furniture. Hopefully, I'm not jinxing it with this mention.

Growing Up Fast

I took these the other morning looking to get a good picture showing off Zach's cool new shoes. Instead I got picture showing how big a kid he is. He's not even 11 months old and could easily pass for 18 months or more.

Anyone wanting to see Zach as a baby should hurry. He'll be a toddler before we know it. Don't worry. For the moment, Zach's still a baby, just a large one.

Last Month

In the past month, Zach..

.. spent a lot of time playing in the living room.

.. continued playing with his food.

.. got all ready for game day.

* This also doubles as his ten month picture.

.. practiced standing and walking along furniture.

.. left a lot of hand prints on the sliding glass doors.

.. started wearing hats again.

.. got a new car to ride on and push around the house.

.. continued to harass the cat.

.. figured out how to work a sippy cup.

.. scored a sweet playset.

Like I said, it was a busy month. I was pleasantly surprised we took this many pictures.

Zach is back

September was hectic for us. Zach was sick twice, including a 5 day fever, and Melissa and I were generally busy with work.

I found these pictures that I never posted. They show Zach in the early stages of mobility. He still isn't walking on his own yet, but he is a pro at standing next to furniture. He's also getting better everyday at walking.

Over the past month, more than few people asked when I'd be posting new pictures. Both Melissa and I are greatly appreciative of such sentiments. Thank you for your interest in our son.

Mobile

There's been a drop off in posts because over the past few weeks Zach has rapidly become more mobile. He went from army crawling in the video to crawling on all fours in a little over a week. If you put him down now, you really have to watch him. Turn your back and he's across the room getting into something.

When we haven't been watching Zach, we've been baby proofing the house. The lower cabinets all have child locks and the baby gates are up at Casa Del Merce Collegeville. Zach and Izzy even had a little standoff the other morning at the top of the basement steps.

Flower Child

Zach being goofy in his grandmother's garden.

Williamsport

We were out in Williamsport a few weekends ago to see Zach's grandparents. His Aunt, Uncle, and cousins also made an appearance. As usual Zach had a ball. He loves all the attention.

The Mohawk

Zach's hair is now long enough to have a little fun with in the tub.

Also notice his teeth in the second picture. That's the best shot of his little chompers to date.

See Zach Bounce

We figured we should get (and share) some video of Zach using his bouncer before he grows out of it.

Curious Boy

Melissa was humming into the blue cup, which ended up sounding something like a kazoo. Zach was simultaneously mesmerized and confused by this. He didn't know what it was (1st picture) but he liked it and didn't want her to stop (2nd picture).