The Frankenstein, and no-bud-e

Age fifteen months, that's when Liam started to walk. I should emphasize "start," because he's not quite their yet. The longest distance travailed so far is about eight feet. And it's a wonderful, clumsy, wobbly set of steps. But the best part? That face all happily scrunched up, hands balled into a fist held at shoulder height, and the nervous giggles. His initial steps haven't supplanted crawling yet, but I would expect him to quickly appreciate his new found skill.

His foray into mobility has an exciting feel to it.

I was told a story the other day. Galen was drawing and asked Shanna how to spell bud, so she spelled it out, b-u-d. She then had a chance to see what he was drawing, he had already spelled out "no" and had added "bud" right after along with a lone "e." He told her he had spelled nobody, know to Galen as nobude. What a beautiful step.

Here's one from a recent trip to Como Zoo.