Eleven

...months, that is. Today our little toddler is 11 months old. This calls for some video!



In related developments, Lance is also (finally) getting more teeth in. Three more, in fact - all on top. It's his two front teeth and one right next to the right front tooth. He's been dealing with the teething pain very admirably - not too much crying or crankiness, although there is a fair amount of drooling going on. 'Tis to be expected... We figured he would have a whole mouthful of teeth by now, seen as how he had his first ones coming in when he was only six months old. Well, they come in when they're ready, no sooner. Now he can start eating a much larger variety of foods, since his chewing capacity will be increased mightily!

If he's already walking this well at 11 months, I wonder what he'll be doing by the time he is a year old next month? He's growing up so fast!

GJS

You needed some Lance

Time to resurrect this Posterous account. No better way than with some photos and video of Lance!

In this short video he starts off "creeping" (that is, using the wall to hold himself up while walking) and then transitions to taking a few steps on his own.

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I think you'll like this

New video, folks. The kid can get up on the furniture on his own.



GJS

We've got a walker

No, not the contraption that little kids use to scoot around in before they can walk on their own (though we actually do have one of those as well). I mean on his own! Lance decided he wanted to show off with Grandma and Grandpa visiting and take his first step with them here in Taiwan! He's since taken a lot more. Here's a few of them, caught on tape:



Each day he's getting more and more stable as he walks and he even does it without seeming to think too hard about it now. It's quite impressive to see how fast these young tikes catch on to things.

GJS

Blogging...with one hand tied behind my back!

So in my last post, LAST YEAR, I talked about how maybe I'd get 300 posts in this year at Garblog...and then I promptly proceeded to not post at all in the first month of 2011. Makes sense, right? Not really. But standby for the coming avalanche of posts! It's going to be like a tidal wave! ...maybe. At any rate, here's the first post of what hopefully will be a more regular occurrence in the coming weeks and months.

GJS