First Steps!!!

The long awaited first steps have arrived! BUT...Wiley was at work, and I was too busy talking to notice! Luckily there were others there to witness the event yesterday at Gymboree!! This first picture was taken second after his first steps. He was standing and touching a poster on the wall. He turned and saw this toy and walked right to it! I don't think he even realized what he did!

This next picture was taken today at Gymboree. Shane was fake crying. He was upset because we had to put the maracas away! He is wearing the overalls that Aunt Lea Anne got him almost a year ago!

Words

I thought I'd be totally original and add a word wall to our profile. =) He also say, "badabadaba" a lot, but that's not a word. The newest thing lately is that Shane will yell out something like "DAD," or "BAA" and then I will yell it back. We will say it back and forth over and over again and sometimes together. It is lots of fun!

I've been trying to teach Shane some sign language. We've been working on "more" for the past couple weeks without any success. I think he knows what it means, but he just smiles at me when I do the sign. Well, today, I was feeding him and saying and signing "more" a bunch of times. All of the sudden he just starts saying, "more" over and over again. I guess he doesn't need to sign!

Shane has to take lots of showers now that he has figured out how to lift the toilet lid and play in the water.

Bumblebee's Stripes

I took this video back in December, but it is a must see. Grandma Gabehart is reading Shane his favorite book. He wants me to read this book over and over again to him. He loves it.

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I'm not sure what he is trying to communicate here, but it makes me laugh every time.

Eat Book

9 Months!!

Shane is 9 months old!! Today he had his 9 month Dr's appointment. Here are the current stats:

Weight 21 lbs. 1 oz. (59%)

Length 30 in. (93%)

Head Cir. 18 1/4 in. (79%)

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