Ready to RUN!

We have a little lion toy that a baby can sit on and ride, or you can lift the seat and turn it into a handle for them to use as a walker when they get older. So far we've just let him hold onto the handle to stand while we hold onto the lion itself so it doesn't roll anywhere. I thought it would roll forward and he would face-plant into the handle or the floor. Today however, we found out that he can WALK with it! I was so surprised! I guess I shouldn't be though, he's always standing up against things every chance he gets and eyes the other little kids with envy who are running around playing. Grandpa and Taiyo think Soni will be walking by the end of March... we'll see about that! My prediction from the beginning was that he'd walk at 10 months, which will be in May. So maybe he'll take his first steps in April, right in between. :)

Playday at the Park

Soni LOVES to be outside. Doesn't matter where we are or what we're doing, as long as we're outside he's happy. We took him to the park recently and let him get a feel for the jungle gym. It'll be nice when he can actually play on it on his own!

Let the Biting Begin

Yesterday I was playing with Soni and he chomped down on my finger like he always does, and to my surprise, I felt something a little sharp. At first I thought he had something in his mouth but I quickly realized it was a bottom tooth popping through! I was surprised because he hasn't even been feverish or excessively fussy, and his cheeks haven't gotten flush, or any of those signs that I've been waiting for. Hopefully it will stay that way as the rest come in too! He's such a good baby. :) I guess we're starting another new phase of his baby life!

A Little Bit Country

I've never really been a fan of country music, but lately it has been growing on me a lot. Taiyo likes it, and so we've been listening to the local country station lately, and I must say I'll openly admit that I like it now. I'm still not into the old style real twangy kind, but the modern poppish country is nice. It's catchy and the themes of the songs are often a whole lot better than what you hear on other types of popular music these days. I mean, it's so refreshing to once in a while hear a guy singing a love song to his wife, rather than to the stripper or bartender at the local club. I guess my conversion is official now that I'm listening to it while I'm home alone with Soni and Taiyo's at work!

Playtime

I finally thought I'd put up some videos of Soni. Here's one of him playing tonight and us being silly just to try to get him to smile, haha :) {Please excuse the poor quality; it's from a web cam...}

It's beginning to feel...

a lot like Christmas! (or at least a little bit)

And I like it!

Happy Halloween

Here's our jack-o-lantern! Taiyo's second one ever. It took us almost 4 hours to make! But we thought it turned out pretty cool.