First Steps!!!!!

We have liftoff!!!

On April 13th Kellan took some of his first steps!! He's still practicing a lot, and isn't quite ready to make the decision to walk on his own, but he'll gladly walk from Mommy to Daddy to Grandma or Grandpa with a little encouraging. And he's so proud when he does it!! He even showed of for Mr. James, one of his gym teachers, this past Saturday!

Now he cruises with the best of them (he spends a lot of time walking around the coffee table or the bar / kitchen sink area where he can just circle rooms 'til his heart's content! When walking between us now, he'll even try to turn himself around and walk back to the person he just came from. We are so proud!!!

I love My Gym!!

Kellan joined My Gym a few weeks ago and he LOVES it! It's a great chance for him to get out and meet some new kids and he even made his first friend - Hudson. Hudson's a little older than him (15 months I think), but they get so excited when they see each other. He goes to class every Saturday morning with Mommy, and then Grandma takes him to open gym some Tuesdays and Thursdays. He was doing a Thursday class with Grandma too, but he's too big for that class now. Saturday's class is a mix of the smaller class (6-14 months) and the bigger tot class (14-24 months). It's just as well as class and open gym seem to be too much on Thursday and he seems to like open gym better. It's so fun to watch him crawl around the gym and at least watch other kids. He's interacting more and more, and enjoying the organized parts of gym a bit more too (the songs, as well as the tumbling and skill sections). All in all it's just a really good experience for him. :) Here are a few shots from this Saturday's class:

(This is not Hudson, but another little guy at the gym that day.)

Long time, no blog

So I've realized that a lot has happened since last time I blogged - 2 1/4 years ago!!! (Note:  I'm trying to fill in some major milestones backwards, so if there's anything posted between Christmas of '09 and now, that means I got a little work in :> ).

Kellan was born 2/24/10, we've been through heart drama, a move, 1st birthdays, and first teeth, first steps and a whole lot more. I've resolved to blog more...but I've done that in the past too. :) Hopefully this time I can at least try to get an entry or two in a quarter, if not a month! Wish me luck!

And I'll try to go backwards and hit the highlights (like Kellan's birth and 1st birthday at least)...I HOPE! :)

There are more recent posts on Kellan's page - just not that recent (5 months old I think).  That site is http://kellanmichaelpalmer.shutterfly.com/pictures and the password is palmers.  Maybe between the two I can keep up...or maybe that will just exacerbate the situation...hmm...