Well now....

Allex has been crawling most excellently! He's very skilled at it. He appears to be the fastest crawling baby I've ever seen. :-) His father would say, "He's Jammin!"

He now walks along furniture while holding on. In fact, he has gotten very skilled at that too. He's just started standing in one place for seconds at a time without holding on to anything. (Usually it's when he needs BOTH hands to touch something he's interested in.)

He waves "Hi" and "Bye". He plays peek-a-boo - But now, HE holds the blanket over his eyes and then pulls it down and laughs.

One of the most precious things that happened recently is how he fell asleep in my arms. It was a warm night so I took him out on the screen porch. We listened to the orchestra of frogs and crickets along with the occasional owl. He just sat in my lap quietly, looking out into the night and listened thoughtfully. He laid down on my chest and completely relaxed into a most peaceful slumber. It was one of those magical moments that I'll always remember!