{"id":649,"date":"2012-01-19T09:19:25","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/?p=649"},"modified":"2012-01-19T09:19:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T15:19:25","slug":"walking-and-other-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/2012\/01\/19\/walking-and-other-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking and Other Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carson took his first step back in November, about a week after his first birthday. \u00a0Since then he&#8217;s really just taken 5 or so steps at a time, and usually has to have some smiling face and a pair of open arms at the other end of his trek to make it worth his while. \u00a0He&#8217;s always been quite proud of himself when he stands up on his own and while walking to his destination. \u00a0This past weekend he made some big improvements. \u00a0I think this was thanks to being in the company of his cousins, Beckett and Lane. \u00a0Lane is a few weeks younger than Carson and has been walking very well for months now. \u00a0Maybe he experienced some pressure over the weekend, or maybe it was just his time, but he has been walking as much or more often than crawling for the past 2 days. \u00a0I&#8217;m still a little surprised when I look up and he&#8217;s walking across the living room.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little walking (and falling) video with a nice farewell from Carson at the end.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_loS8p2aDZU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Carson has a little shelf of his books next to the big bookcase in our hallway. \u00a0Last night while I was finishing dinner, he started pulling books off the shelf and handing them to Ben to read. \u00a0They sat there on the floor and read Goodnight Moon a few times, then Carson put his fingers in his mouth signaling he was ready for bed. \u00a0It was precious.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s starting to say &#8220;buh-bye&#8221; when someone leaves and even as I&#8217;m ending a conversation on the phone. \u00a0He says &#8220;ni-ni&#8221; when we head to his room at night for bed. \u00a0He jabbers all the time&#8230;and I have no clue what he is saying.<\/p>\n<p>Another adorable little development is his ability to &#8220;bark&#8221; and &#8220;moo&#8221; when he sees dogs or cows in a book, on the TV or when he sees the dog or cow toys he has. \u00a0It&#8217;s amazing to me how he&#8217;s made that connection, but I&#8217;m a little worried that when he starts pre-school and his teacher asks what the animal is, he will say &#8220;BARK BARK!&#8221; or &#8220;MOOO!&#8221; instead of dog or cow, and then I&#8217;ll get a call home&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The only really hard thing we have going on is Carson throwing fits when he doesn&#8217;t get his way. \u00a0But I throw those fits internally (and sometimes not entirely internally) when I don&#8217;t get my way, too. \u00a0Starting a new phase is always a learning process so I&#8217;m going to get on my research and book reading for behavior. \u00a0I don&#8217;t want one of those 5 year olds who hits me in the face and throws his head to the floor in the middle of the grocery store&#8230;but now that I&#8217;ve said that, I might just have one. \u00a0I&#8217;m going to have to start thinking a lot more about how I&#8217;m going to handle a kid who is really starting to express himself, both the good and the bad.<\/p>\n<p>And for your enjoyment, a few random phone pics from the past couple of weeks. \u00a0Has anyone else noticed that our child doesn&#8217;t ever really <em>smile <\/em>in pictures? \u00a0He does smile, really he does, just hardly ever for a picture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-650\" title=\"photo 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-11-1024x1024.jpg?resize=581%2C581\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-11.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-11.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-11.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-11.jpg?w=1936 1936w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-11.jpg?w=1400 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With Aunt Sarah<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-651\" title=\"photo 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-21-1024x1024.jpg?resize=581%2C581\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-21.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-21.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-21.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-21.jpg?w=1936 1936w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-21.jpg?w=1400 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reorganizing Mormor&#8217;s Cookbooks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/boots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-654 aligncenter\" title=\"boots\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/boots-764x1024.jpg?resize=550%2C737\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/boots.jpg?w=764 764w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/boots.jpg?w=224 224w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/boots.jpg?w=1936 1936w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/boots.jpg?w=1400 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trying on Daddy&#8217;s Boots<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-653\" title=\"photo 4\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-41-1024x1024.jpg?resize=553%2C553\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-41.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-41.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-41.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-41.jpg?w=1936 1936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/photo-41.jpg?w=1400 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pouring the Puffs all over the Floor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And yes, those are Christmas jammies he&#8217;s wearing, and yes, I know it&#8217;s not Christmas anymore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carson took his first step back in November, about a week after his first birthday. \u00a0Since then he&#8217;s really just taken 5 or so steps at a time, and usually has to have some smiling face and a pair of open arms at the other end of his trek to make it worth his while. &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/2012\/01\/19\/walking-and-other-stuff\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on 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