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Weeks 45 & 46

Anthony can easily stand without holding onto any support and he is building up his confidence to walk; his longest stretch has been 6 steps in a row! He has learned to clap his hands and is waving "bye bye" a lot now. We took Anthony to the Boardwalk at Santa Cruz and he enjoyed taking in all the sights. He didn't want to touch the sand at first, but then he took right to it. He seems to be losing interest in eating baby food and wants to eat whatever we have. Sometimes, he wont even take the food from his baby spoon; you have to feed him from a real fork. Anthony has become very interactive; he doesn't just want to be entertained anymore, he wants to entertain us and initiate the interaction. One of the cute things he started doing this past week... He has a big picture book of animals and when you turn the pages and get to the picture of the dog, he kisses the picture. And it's just so cute because the dog is the only picture that he will kiss. (note: there's 2 sets of additional pictures this week. week 45 & week 46)

Week 44

Anthony took his first steps this week! And last night, he walked 4 steps to me! I haven't been able to catch any video or pictures of him walking yet. But, I did get one picture of him standing. (below) He seems to have learned which remote works the tv and which one works the fan. And now, he picks up the phone and puts it to our ears! Anthony has become very interested with pictures on the wall (especially ones of himself) and reaches out for them. And for our entertainment, Daddy has taught him how to snort like a piggy!

10 months old

So, Anthony is 10 months old tomorrow! I can't even believe it's been 10 months already! We spent a little time at the pool on Friday morning. That was really nice since it was the first time that the three of us were able to be at the pool together. Anthony waved "hello" for the first time! He waved to a woman sitting at the pool. On Saturday, Anthony & I went to Cindy's house for a BBQ. (Daddy had to work, of course!) Anthony enjoyed the jumpy/ball house and emptying out one of their cabinets! Thanks for having us over, Cindy! On Sunday, we took a little walk to the park for a ride on the swing!

9 month old "well check"

OK, so he's almost 10 months old now. But, we were in WI when he turned 9 months! ;)
Anthony weighed in at 23lbs 9oz and measured 30.5" long!