Xander is growing up

So you already know that Xander is walking, but we never did get to show you all how fast the transition went from assisted standing unassisted standing, to assisted walking, to walking (and now, occasionally, running!).

Here are photos from April 16, when I caught Xander standing on his own- as long as he thought he was holding on to something- in this case, the big 5 gallon water jug for the dogs.

By early May he was getting really good at walking around holding on to things, or "cruising"

By June 5 he was walking!

But of course, sometimes his feet were just a little too big for him and the whole walking thing didn't always go as planned; there were a few bumps and bruises.... this was his best battle wound:

But he didn't seem to phase him much.  Mom was more upset than baby!

And now, in July, he would rather walk exclusively- crawling is for babies!  Little Leah, 6 months older, was enjoying "pretending" to be Xander by crawling, and is a little surprised to see him walking so well  now!