FIRST STEPS!

I caught Eli, out of the corner of my eye, taking some steps while playing in Berlin's room. I thought maybe I was mistaken so I didn't make a big deal out of it. Then he started walking along the wall and walked into my room, shutting the door behind him... all by himself, taking a little step here and there. I coaxed him to walk to Berlin and he took three steps. By the end of today, he walked about 7 steps (very small ones) to try to get himself from James to a toy. We thought he was going to make it the whole way, but he lost his balance.

He is growing so fast! He barely lets me cuddle him anymore! I'm sad. But this new milestone means he is almost a toddler and despite the constant attitude from Berlin (which I'm convinced that Eli won't have because of the very different personalities), toddlers are fun! So I guess, I'm looking forward to the finger painting and dancing and crazy stories coming from Eli soon.