We've Got A Walker!

Crockett has taken his first steps, much to everyone's excitement. The older children's squeals and claps tend to deter him a bit; I imagine it's quite overwhelming to have a chorus of well wishers hovering over your every move.

This little guy is my earlybird: he came two and half weeks early, he crawled at six months (my others were nine months before they crawled) and now he's beginning to walk a good two months before his birthday.

While I prefer the late movers (it's nice to plop them down in one place and fully expect them to stay there!), we were secretly hoping he'd take his first steps in North Dakota, like all of his siblings. We moved here right before our oldest walked and we'll be moving away soon after this milestone for the littlest. It must be something about the extreme flatness of this place -- nice level ground for walking.