Play Date

Noah is walking all over the place!  He is definitely in the "drunken sailor" stage, but it is absolutely amazing to us.  He laughs half the time he is walking, too - it's the cutest/funniest thing I've seen.  And he's so proud of himself - and so are we!  This kid is truly amazing.  His walking skills are progressing every day....this morning while Susan was training for her marathon in two weeks, Noah and I were playing "chase-Daddy-around-the-house."  We both laughed for 15 minutes straight as he chased me, I'd hide, he'd find me, and then we'd do it all over again.  The kid was full-on sweating by the time we stopped for lunch. 

We had our great friends over this afternoon who have a daughter who turns 1 this week.  She and Noah are in love after today and had an absolute blast together.  Noah is definitely going to give fathers all over our town heartburn as he grows up - he is a total flirt....he must of leaned in for kisses a dozen times this afternoon and he steadily progressed from aiming for the cheek to the lips!  He may be delayed in certain areas of development at this point in time, but I would say he's quite advanced when it comes to the girls! 

It was an absolutely gorgeous day today - mid 70's and not a cloud in the sky - and so we were all outside for a while.  The adults enjoyed an adult beverage while the kids flopped around on the lawn.  I thought Noah might have trouble trying to walk on the uneven ground in the backyard with the grass adding an additional challenge, but he surprised us and was able to walk around on his own a bit.  I know I keep saying it, but I cannot put down in words the excitement we feel with his every step!

Our streaks this year have been even more enjoyable because of his progress over the past few weeks.  Choosing to exercise everyday had a conflicting connotation in my mind last year as I worried about the extent of Noah's physical challenges in the future.  My challenge last year was that running every day, in honor of my son, would inevitably make me wonder if he would ever be able to do the same.  This year, it's an entirely different feeling.  "Through the quad and into the gymnasium!"  With every step I take, I know he will be able to be right there with me one day soon.

Here's a video we took two nights ago of him walking...he's even better today, but we haven't captured it, yet...