We officially have a Toddler!

I haven't blogged for about 2 weeks, and we've done a lot since the last blog. We took another trip to the beach, which was a lot of fun, and Gunnar got to put his little feet in the ocean. I have photos, but forgot the memory card that day, so they're going to be a little more difficult to get off the camera.

After a couple busy days, Gunnar and Daddy had a chance to relax and take a little snooze on the couch.

Monday we went by Grandma and Grandpa's house in LO, where Gunnar shared some mac & cheese with uncle Michael, played with the kitten, and got to swim in the hot tub with Daddy! Gunnar LOVED the water, and didn't even get upset when he swallowed a little water. Just sputtered and sneezed before continuing his fun playtime. Here are some of the photos. It was actually difficult to get photos of Justin when he wasn't squinting to avoid the splashing!

This week Nana and Papa visited from Montana, and we had a lot of fun. Somehow, I forgot to take many photos, but got a few really great ones of Gunnar playing with them. They had a good time with Gunnar, and we rearranged the living room, mounted the TV, gardened, decorated cakes, etc. They also babysat one night so Justin and I could go out and have a grown-up date without sippy cups, teething biscuits and my ginormous diaper bag! We had fun and Gunnar did well, and was snoozing away when we came home.

One day while Nana and Papa were here, Foxy (the pomeranian) walked by Gunnar on the ground, and he said "Hi Doggy." I totally missed it because I was pulling the car into the garage, but Nana heard it, and ever since, I can tell he's trying to say some words. He's trying to say ball, see, more, mommy and dada.

The other big news is that on Nana and Papa's last morning here, we were all mulling around the kitchen while Gunnar was playing with his new refrigerator toy barn (courtesy of Nana and Papa), when Gunnar took his first steps! He turned to walk from the fridge to me, and took 2 or 3 steps! The amazing thing is that between yesterday morning and this evening, Gunnar went from 2 or 3 steps at a time, to being able to cover 4-5 feet before falling. The videos show how we went from barely pushing the cart a week ago, to cruising across the living room today.