Where have the years (ok year) gone?

Our baby is all grown up! Why is he so happy (besides sitting in his ultra cool Wilken-size chair picked out by his very own Grandpa)? He is a walker!

It all started over a year ago with a simple smile, followed by rolling over, his 2 teeth came in after that, then he started crawling all around the house. Now, our little pride and joy has made it into the fight of the real world; he's WALKING! Here he is walking across the room and making a dive for the kitty cat.

Video Hosting - Upload Video - Video SharingSure he's been standing and taking little steps for about a month now, but it seemed to always end with a fall on about step 7 or 8. Throughout his 13th month, he continued to walk longer stretches, however, he also utilized his speedster crawling style most of the time. On Saturday (7.15.06) Wilken turned 14 months and we are now ready to say our boy is officially walking full-time. Who knows when or if he'll ever sacrifice his speedy little crawl, but he continually stands up and walks around the house without falling. He even has been walking in the grassy backyard, which is no easy feat (no pun intended)!

We can remember going to movies and having date nights, er, I mean when he was just born, now he's up walking around chasing our cats like a little Frankenstien. They say it goes quick, but Wilken is living (walking) proof!

What else is new? We have been working on Wilken's "gentle" skills, especially with his human and kitty pals. He has a tendency to get very excited and grab his buddies, and even try to hug them, which often causes them to fall over onto the ground. We believe his intentions are pure curiosity and a desire to develop his social skills. No malevolence at all! However, after taking in the next video, we'll let you all decide. Is his interaction with this benign pillow a hint of what he would really like to do with his best little buddies in the world?

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