Steppin & Clappin

In the weeks since the last post Matthew has made some big strides. First of all, he has learned to clap.

Clap your hands!

But the bigger milestone has been Matthew turning loose and walking all by himself. It started with a few quick steps and now he will walk a dozen steps or more without hanging on. Of course, crawling is still much faster, which makes finding the proper motivation to walk somewhat problematic. For example, if Matthew really wants something such as his juice, he is less likely to walk to you to get it as he is to drop down and scoot your way in a flash.

Matthew started by standing at the couch about 4 ft behind him. He was retrieving the camera case.

He walked all the way to the camera!
Matthew has also started eating more adult food, eggs, grits, taters, bread, but nothing beats the heat quite like fruit chillers sorbet!