Man. We thought Howie was a mover last month. This month we can barely keep up I feel! He is full on crawling, and walking everywhere! He walks along the walls and makes me think of Spider-Man. He loves going from couch to couch and he’s so close to walking on his own! He takes a few steps and gets the biggest smile walking from me to Laryen. And we have the biggest smile watching him. Oh parenthood is just the best thing in the world!

Howie’s first Christmas was amazing. First visit with Santa- no tears!!! 👍 So much fun in Colorado with family and friends. He didn’t really understand the whole present thing but he liked the boxes and the wrapping paper! And once the toys were out of the box he loved playing with them. It was just a perfect celebration for his first Christmas. Can’t wait for more fun next year!

Howie’s biggest new thing? Pointing at things and places he wants us to take him to. It’s so cute. He loves when we read him signs all around the house and his room (especially before bedtime). His eyes just light up after this happens. He also says bye bye when we leave, Dada, and ‘yeah.’ The answer to everything is ‘yeah.’ Be still my heart.

The countdown is on until our little embryo that could turns 1. What an amazing, miraculous year this has been.