DOMINIC WALKS!

31st August 2009, Monday, is officially the day when Dominic walks independently! The long-awaited day has come! He is 16 months and 13 days old!

MIL reports that in the afternoon after his lunch and bath, Dominic went to the bedroom to look at the religious books, then got down at the doorway and started walking to the kitchen. And he never stopped after that! Throughout the whole day, he stood up and walked everywhere on his own initiative. No more crawling for him!

We were all at MIL's for NN's birthday dinner that night, and Dominic walked around the house. He was so cute! He was still a little wobbly so he'd stumble or sit down after a while, but he definitely preferred to walk to get somewhere and did it on his own accord. He walked from the bedroom past the living and dining room and to the kitchen, made a wobbly U-turn and walked back out again. It's so cute! And a little drunkish.

Our baby is officially a toddler; he's a big boy now! We're all so proud! :) The pair of Barney sandals we bought over the weekend would definitely get some use now.



In other news, we've spotted several molars sprouting in Dominic's mouth. Not just singles - they're all coming out in a row! On both sides and bottom and top rows too! Must be quite an experience to have them all growing out together. Hopefully once this phase is over Dominic will be able to eat more solid food and up his milk intake.