August has been a busy month! Lots of updates to look forward to - the state fair, our cousin Val's wedding, and soon to come...first birthday party!

But for right now, we will leave you will this piece of news....
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OUR BABY IS OFFICIALLY A TODDLER.

Jack has been working on his first steps for awhile. He really mastered his push toy:

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We've seen him take a few hesitant steps, and we've done a lot of walking while holding hands:

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And then tonight, out of the blue, Jack just walked across the room. Like he's been doing it all along.

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Our baby is a toddler.

Our little stair master!

Jack had a surprise for me when I picked him up from school yesterday:

 

See anything different? No? Look closer......

That's right! Jack's first tooth peeked through his gumline yesterday! (Yes, it is really hard to see  basically invisible in that picture, but I promise you it is there.) We didn't even know he was teething, which just reinforces my belief that he is the easiest baby ever.

Also - how much does our baby look like his daddy?

Bryan and his Mini Me

It's like Bryan's DNA cloned itself in the womb, instead of merging with mine. My baby inherited none of my genetic material. I have approximately 1 million photos of Bryan looking EXACTLY like Jack in that picture. I just haven't posted any of them in a public place, so this is the best I could find on Facebook on short notice.

Jack's newest tricks:

Sitting all by himself!

 

Standing all by himself! 

 

And on the moving - rocking back & forth on his knees. He scoots all over the floor, too - we're going to have a crawler in no time!