Countdown to his big day...

We're well past his 11 month mark and RL is all about making things happen. Grabbing things, banging, dumping out containers, falling into the laundry basket, and chewing on everything in sight (including shoes, ugh!) as his second front tooth is about to come through any minute...surely. He's not really cruising, but today I saw him keep his balance while standing without holding onto anything for the first time.

Here are a bunch of recent pictures of RL in action, playing with a ball in the backyard and laughing at his sisters and watching cars pass as he sits in the stroller. The video at the end shows two big milestones: his first word ("light!") and his first sign (more), which he does sort of haphazardly in the video, but with great precision at other times!