FFF: A Few Firsts

Well, this has been a big week for our small family!  Let me tell you the 3 things that were firsts for us:

First up on the "firsts" list from this week... WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!   I haven't posted anything on here during the month-long process of buying because there were a few long shots and hurdles that we had to come through before we could close on this house.  I hope to do a detailed post at some point about the process of buying this for sale by owner home as well as some details about the home itself.  For now, I'll sum it up by saying we love this house because: it has enough space for our family to grow into (4 bedrooms, 2 baths); it is close to campus; and it will allow us to "host" international students because of the layout (this has been a goal of ours for a few years now).  However, before we can move in, we need to clean, paint, repair, and probably clean some more.  :)  So, I am going to go ahead and just say that for the next 2 weeks or so, blog posts will probably be sparse.  Sorry!  I'm going to try and keep up with the FFF posts and the Reading Together posts for sure because they're both so fun, but if they show up a day late or are really short... you'll know why.

The second "first" for us this week was Enoch taking his first independent steps!  Hugh has been practicing standing and walking with him every evening (and usually every morning too) for the past few weeks, and it has really given Enoch the help he needed in figuring out how to coordinate his feet. At this point, Enoch can take 5-6 steps toward Hugh, but he still falls a lot, and he doesn't have very much incentive/confidence to do it on his own when Hugh's not practicing with him.   It's also really hard to get it on video because he think falling toward Hugh is a game, and so he'll fall 3 times for every 1 time he'll walk.  So, this video is from a few nights ago when he was just learning how to coordinate 2-3 steps at a time (I didn't get a video of the 6 steps he took from tonight).

And the third "first" from this week is also in the video below... Enoch has officially said his first word (with an attached meaning) - "Dada."  He says it non-stop when Hugh gets home from work in the evening, and if Hugh doesn't immediately pick him up and carry him everywhere he goes until dinner time, Enoch pouts...  It's pretty cute.  :)