I'm loving this new walker toy... it's new found freedom! Mom & Dad let me practice with it lots and I've gotten really good. Tonight I even managed to do a little one-handed walking! Mom was a little slow with the video camera, so she didn't catch it on film, but she does have some other video of me walking around from a few days ago. I just keep getting better every day!  My favorite thing is when I find my walker by myself and get going without anyone's help.

I turned 11 months old on November 15th - I'm almost a year old now!

I said my first word a few weeks ago - on October 3rd. Grandma Ginger & Grandpa Dennis were visiting when I started saying "baby". Later, when Mom & I were putting my pajamas on in my bedroom, I found a gerber onesie with a picture of a baby on the tag. I grabbed it, pointed to the baby with my finger and said "baby". My mom was so impressed!

A few days later, I started saying "ball", too! Mom got a good video of me saying it on my 11 month birthday. I was playing with my favorite orange PwC ball (from mommy's old work days) and started talking when mom pulled out the video camera.

A few days later, we attended Jacoby's 1st birthday party. Mom and Dad got lots of video of me playing with all of Jacoby's fun toys! We had so much fun at the party. It made me really excited to see what's in store for me at my first birthday party... only a few weeks away!