On the move!

Van took an accidental first three steps over the weekend!! Lately he has been plowing around the house full speed while holding onto our hands. Saturday afternoon, he took off before I had a good hold on him and managed to waddle three whole steps before falling over!! I was surprised and proud. {And now, nervous about what a walking Van will entail}...

You can see the progression {and sense his sneaky ambition}:

...got a good grip on this table...

I can probably go play with that outlet over there while she is busy taking pictures...{waddles to the right}

yeah, I'm goin for it

{Takes one step and mommy drops camera to catch me just in time!}

Van is also starting to wave! I never knew how endearing it would be to see a little baby-head waving at you through the front door. When its not too hot, Van, Sophie, and I sit on the front porch and wait for Evans to come home. As soon as he pulls in the driveway, Van gets an excited, overactive arm wave and flops his hand around. I can only imagine its the best way to be greeted after a long day in the office {plus a nice enthusiastic tail-wag from Soph}

Van has gotten into the touch-and-feel books. His favorite at the moment is:

In other news...after a day-long cracked out read and re-read and re-edit and re-read and re-edit {you get the idea} I am officially done with my thesis as of yesterday!!  I still technically have to defend it before I graduate, but I'm actually looking forward to that part.

I got this email while I was finishing up on Sunday and melted:

We are proud of you mommy!
Just got out of my bath.
Love, Evans & Van