But, a very cool thing happened on Christmas: Kai WALKED! Yup, he took about four steps between the couch and the ottoman. He was just walking to get to the remote, but that still counts! Grandma Darlene started yelling and flapping her arms, all excited that he had walked. And even though RJ and I were standing there, we both sort of took it for granted that he could move that way. He's been standing up (without toppling over) for quite some time already.
Kai was totally addicted to the Christmas trimmings, specifically the bows on presents. He loved ripping them off and hording them all for himself. In fact, we took most of them home and he still enjoys pulling them out of the bag and carrying them around his playroom.
Other big milestones that have happened recently
- He now has 7 teeth (four on top, three on bottom). We expect the 8th one any day, since he's been drooling like a fiend again today.
- We've retired the "ducky" bathtub and are giving him baths in the entire bathtub (please ignore the discolored caulking in the photo!). No more "baby" here! He did extremely well and didn't try to stand up once. I think he likes exploring all the new bath toys he got for Christmas.
- He can grunt like a monster and squeak like a dolphin. Not on command or anything, but it's almost eerie how dead-on he gets those sounds! If you listen close to Kai in the "I like the poops" video, you'll hear the monster grunt.
- He can now feed himself almost reliably. I can put pieces of bread or egg or mac-n-cheese on his tray and he'll put them in his mouth! And if I load up the fork with them, he'll even sometimes be able to put that in his mouth. We're really moving forward here.
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Well, I think that's about all for now. More milestones will be coming soon.
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