Park Play, More Teeth and First Steps!

The other day mom and I took Phoenix to the park for the first time! He just loved it! He has a swing at home, but i thought hed enjoy seeing other kids as well as take in all the scenery since he loves being outside so much. It was a hit! It didnt hurt that it was a beautiful day and he looked gorgeous in the photos! Cant wait to go back! 

Also in the last few weeks this 8 month old has welcomed 2 more teeth up top! thats a grand total of 6 teeth now! and he bites- i dont think he even knows he has these weapons yet haha! while running around the table in his walker, he bit his tongue for the 1st time and seemed pretty shocked by it, according to my mom, who was with him at the time! no blood luckily, just shock! 

And todays biggest news: Phoenix walked! Well, he had taken a few steps here and there in last few weeks, but today he realized he could let go and just...take off! hes been enjoying playing in his play pin, and i think that has given him the confidence he needs bc he feels so safe to take risks in it. since playing in there hes been taking more and more steps! today, he decided to walk half way across the nursery! you can imagine my surprise! unfortunately, hes getting so confident that hes crawling 100 miles an hour, and fell while going from a sitting position to a crawling position and was met by the steel handle on the dresser. his nose and top lip took the hit and he immediately had a bloody nose and swollen lip. he cried. i cried. daddy tried to be calm. i cried more. and then i cried some more. i dont know when i last cried that much??? so naturally the nurse in me will be checking on him all night long. it doesnt sound so bad- but he really took a hard hit to the face. im still worried he damaged his nose. but i guess well have a better idea of the injury in the am. for now hes sleeping peacefully. i, however, may not :(  

so in all, today was a celebratory day of Phoenix hitting such a huge milestone, ( and at 8 months none the less! Go P!) and a sad day for us because our baby had his first big injury. As everyone has said, im sure this is the first of many. This is the price you pay for an active baby! 

Look mom no hands! 

Playing after his injury :( 

poor baby!