Spoon Feeding

In this first video, Ian demonstrates the two-handed spoon technique. He's got the scooping part down pretty well but can't quite steer the spoon to his mouth without the help of his other hand.



In the second video, Ian puts the spoon in his left hand and seems to be able to get it to his mouth much more easily, but he has some trouble scooping food.



Still a ways to go before he's a spoon master (notice he's wearing most of the berry applesauce on his face and bib), but this is a great start!

Another photo taken by a friend, and too cute not to share.

Early Signs of Fall

Thanks to Hurricane Earl, Fall made a brief appearance in Virginia this weekend. We took full advantage of the beautiful weather and headed to a winery for a picnic with some friends. Ian got decked out in some of his new Fall clothes and had a wonderful time practicing his walking all over the fields. He played with his friends and even a few dogs, since the winery is dog-friendly.



This picture was taken by our friends, who have a much fancier camera than we do.

Uh oh

Someone finally figured out how to use the dog door.

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Cardinals Baseball

The Cardinals were in town this weekend and so was our friend Niki, so we all got dressed in our gear and headed to Nationals Park.



It was Ian's first baseball game, and he had a great time watching all the action.





He shocked us by making it to the bottom of the 8th inning before getting sleepy and fussy, and took a little snooze on the way home.

Walking and Throwing

Finally, the much-anticipated video of Ian walking! He is getting very good and can walk across a room unassisted, but once he falls down he prefers to go back to crawling instead of trying to stand up, so he still crawls quite a bit.



And we'll throw in a cute picture for good measure.

Learning Language

Ian is starting to build his vocabulary. The word he says most is 'uh oh' which he learned when he got his first balloon and accidentally lost it in our two-story foyer. Since then he's picked up a few more things. He will point at the dogs and say their names: "Bibba" is Clipper and "Teetee" is Teak. He doesn't do this often, but he can definitely tell them apart and is starting to learn their names. Just this week he's started saying ball, which sounds like "bwah." It's also What the Sheep Says and the sound he makes when he is supposed to spit something out that isn't supposed to be in his mouth in the first place.

He's hasn't attempted "Mama" yet, and I'm pretty sure I should be offended that I rank below the dogs.