Jack is WALKING and other fabulous things...

Honestly, I didn't expect Jack to walk as soon as he has, and secretly I did not want him to walk so soon. He still crawls 90% of the time because he can't stand up unless he pulls himself up on something, plus crawling is way faster. He is like a crawling speed racer, especially when he hears me open the dishwasher or turn on the bath. However, I liked that he crawled since he doesn't get hurt like he does when he tries to walk (and then subsequently falls down on something hard or pointy, like a wooden block or toy). I do enjoy watching him walk because he gets so giddy and excited that he ends up falling over, and his knees and hands are far less dirty when he walks instead of crawls. But walking, at least to me, signifies that he is no longer a baby and I don't want to give up that idea yet. Anyway, enjoy the video!

Adam and I also gave into temptation and bought Guitar Hero for his XBox 360. It's a game kind of like Dance Revolution, but with a guitar, and you have to play the right notes when the game tells you to. It has some awesome songs from the rock genre and Adam and I are already on the medium level. We have our own "bands" and we can even play against each other. Olivia is obsessed with "cuttars" as she calls them and has to play when we do. Here is a video of Olivia playing her guitar. You can hear the "wrong" notes she is playing in the background, since she isn't pressing any buttons. And notice her complete concentration on the game. It's amazing.

Here is Olivia coloring at the kitchen table. She has to color here or Jack will eat her crayons. She loves coloring and will sit at the table for an hour by herself.

I love this picture of Jack. He has the biggest smile on his face because I threw his blanket on his head and he thought it was so funny. He is so easy going (when he's not hungry).

Olivia in her latest fave sitting position- back on the ottoman, feet on the coffee table, and bum in mid air. She can sit like this for quite a while.

Jack showing off his hoarding skills (thanks Rix, for sharing your skills with Jack). Jack has to have something in his hand at all times, whether it's Chapstick, a magic Dora wand, food, or a spatula from Olivia's kitchen set. He crawls around with said object forever, and even started putting things behind the TV for his own stash (like wooden blocks, CDs, binkys, etc.). Look how proud he is of his Chapstick!