Cold in KC

Gus trying to climb the stairs. We keep working hard with him on being more mobile.

Gus climbing on daddy. He likes to try and crawl over us when we are laying on the floor and couch.

Gus loves to 'eat' jewelry. I have started to take off my earings when I hold him because he tries to grab for them and can take them off me and always tries to put them directly into his mouth.

We have started to let him use the stairs to sit on. He is almost to the point where he tries to stand up on his own. Be brave little man!

Gus likes to try to stand alone, but it scares mommy so much! Good thing daddy was just a few inches away. He can stand for a few seconds, and can even balance himself if he starts to wobble, but does eventually fall over.

It is pretty chilly here in KC, although those of you in Iowa seem to have it even colder than us. We were supposed to get this huge snowstorm last night and we woke up with 1/4 inch of snow, at most, on the ground. And, some schools cancelled. To be fair we did get some freezing rain as well, so some of the roads were pretty slick, but it is nuts how they cancel school here.

We are doing good. This is my first full week of classes this semester, and they are off to a good start. Josh is busy with work, but loves it.

Gus is as cute as ever. He says and will copy 'daddadda' (in fact I hear him saying it right now with Josh). It seems like he says it more around Josh, but who knows. It is hard to tell if he means it or not. He is not crawling or walking yet, but he is getting braver by the day. He can almost crawl, he just has to figure out how to get his little leg under him. He can scoot backwards and sideways, and is starting to dive onto his belly when he is sitting. He looks like he is close to being able to move from his belly to sitting, but we are still working on it. He loves to try to stand, and walk with our assistance. He has just started 'cruising' along the ottoman and moves from mommy, to ottoman, to daddy and so on, albeit very slow.

We are getting really excited for Linny, Kenny and my mom to visit. They will be here Thursday evening, so they are going to watch Gus while I go to work on Friday. They saw Gus 5 weeks ago at Christmas, but he has changed a lot since then. He can't wait to show off for them.

Gus goes back to doctor in two weeks for his 9 month chheck up for more shots. We will keep you posted.