Almost crawling

Ah, snow snow and more snow. It's been coming down steadily for at least five days. Half an hour after walking out there today my tracks were covered over. It's so beautiful. Now it looks like Alaska.

A new DTS has started this last week with seven students from US and Canada. While CallaLilly is in lectures and meetings, BearHunter or our childcare worker watches Squeakums. I still make sure I get plenty of baby time every day, however. We feel strongly that it's important for dad and I to be the people he is around the most, since we're raising him. We love speaking to him affirmations before he can literally understand us. But I think he still receives or understands in his heart the motive behind our words and tone of voice and eye contact. Eye contact is apparently very important for a baby's development! Amazing, huh. He is such a pleasant little guy.

Just yesterday while dad and I were in our bedroom watching him, Squeakums gets himself to a standing position in his crib for the first time. We had just lowered the crib mattress in case he stood and might fall out. So we lowered it one more notch after that. He is so eager to walk. He scoots around pretty well though it's not very graceful crawling yet. Can't leave him on beds anymore, or hardly anywhere actually. Changing diapers is a huge challenge when he's being active (rolling over) which is actually quite often. Strengthens our patience. He's worth every moment.