Tavin is walking

What a busy month for Tavin. We moved to South Dakota for daddy's new job at the University of South Dakota. Yay for daddy! It is nice to be near family. Tavin makes his Great Grandma Elaine laugh on a daily basis.

Tavin has been such a trooper with all the driving, packing and unpacking that we have been doing and not to mention his new environment. He has hit a few milestones these last few weeks. In addition to his clapping and high fives, he signs "all done" when he is done eating. He is understanding and communicating more every day. He is babbling a lot and sometimes throws out an understandable word. He said "mama" a few times while we were busy moving. Grandma Sandy was playing with Tavin while I was packing, he saw me walk by and got a little sad and said "mama." I couldn't walk by without saying hello to him if he saw me.

Tavin also went on a road trip with his Aunt Heidi and cousins to Minneapolis so I could attend Vanessa's bridal shower. We all stayed in a hotel room together (next time get a suite) and enjoyed the pool. Tavin loves to be in the water.

Last night Tavin was playing a game with me. We were sitting at the diner table and Tavin was standing next to his daddy's chair. Tavin was walking ("sneaking") towards me while holding onto Ted's chair and would touch me and pull away quickly while giggling. He also likes to crawl away a little bit, look back at you and then crawl away some more, giggling, hoping you chase after him. He is a lot of fun and is rather adorable too.

Yesterday was a busy day of walking for Tavin. He has been taking a few steps here and there for almost two weeks but yesterday he walked more in one day than all the days combined.

Soon it will be his first birthday. I would like to do something fun for him, maybe a day at the zoo on his actual birthday and a little party the weekend after. It will be fun to see him to try some cake. He is a good eater. He eats mostly what we eat and loves his sippy cup and snack dispenser.

Time to give Tavin a hug and some kisses!