Movin' on up

Jayden wants to stand all the time now.  Crawling is still sometimes acceptable, but he definitely wants to be able to do what he wants, explore what he wants, touch what he wants.  It is certainly challenging.  But he's also pretty good at listening when we say "no."

Carmen has been out of town since Wednesday, and Monday he got home pretty late.  So I've been a single mama most of this week.  It hasn't been too bad, though.  Just a little lonely.  But I've taken advantage and talked to someone almost every night.  Friday I knew I had to leave the house early, so I got up at 6 to shower and had just planned to do a few little things before Jayden woke up sometime around 7 or so.  Well, the best laid plans . . . Jayden woke up at about 6:10, about 5 minutes after I got in the shower, screaming bloody murder.  He must have had a nightmare or something because he rarely wakes up screaming like that (or screaming at all, really).   It wasn't that big of a deal, it just changed our morning around a little bit.

I've been meaning to post this, but was hoping it would happen again so I could get a picture.  No such luck yet.  But Jayden stood up all on his own, not holding on to anything, last Sunday.  I was sitting on the floor, one the phone with my mom.  Jayden crawls over to me, holds on to my legs and pushes himself up to standing.  And then he lets go!  And is just standing in the middle of the room all by himself.  It was hilarious. He promptly sat himself back down and hasn't done it again since.  But his balance is getting so much better it might happen someday.  I think he didn't even realize what he was doing and I think he was as shocked as we were!

Here's a video of some supported walking (so much less spotting is needed now):

I also finally got a picture of Jayden dancing.  It's not long, maybe a few seconds, but it gives you the general idea.  He starts moving his body and then sometimes moves his arm in front of him.  It's hilarious, but also pretty awesome.

And lastly, just now Jayden and I went to lunch after running errands.  And he had his first restaurant meal!  I figured he eats pretty much everything now, so it means I can feed him off the kids menu.  So he about half a cheese quesadilla and some rice and beans.  And still a pouch of fruits/veggies.  Plus, he devoured the milk that came with the meal, which is amazing since he almost never drinks milk when I offer it to him.

There were two little boys with their mom and grandma in the restaurant at the same time as us and Jayden was waving to them.  It was hilarious.  They had no clue and were not preoccupied with Jayden at all.  But he couldn't stop looking at them.

Oh and one more pictures, just because it's cute:

Bathtime fun.  This little duck is his current favorite bathtime toy.