Meanwhile, he is becoming increasingly more independent and active. Yesterday morning he went in search of Dave down the hallway, turned around when I told him "No, he's not in the dining room, wait by the bathroom", and sure enough, he patiently sat in front of the door and was pleased to find Daddy inside! Even more rewarding, when Dave was getting ready to leave for work and had walked out of view, Kyle distinctly said "da-da" with none of his other babble that usually follows. Dave and I both looked at each other and said "I think he just said his first word!"
He's constantly cruising, and now able to stand without any support for close to 30 seconds. Yesterday's amusement was playing with is yellow wiffle ball - he'd throw it away, go and crawl after it and then repeat the process. There was a pause when it rolled under the dining room table, but as soon as I pulled back a couple of chairs so that he could see there was a clear path, he charged right underneath.
We had another swim "lesson" on Tuesday which went well - this time with much less water swallowed in the process! His favorite part is "jumping in", in which he sits on the edge of the pool and leans forward for me to catch him as he splashes into the water. Other than that, we are still working up to splashing and kicking in the water, and we probably have a while to go until he is blowing bubbles. Depending on how both of us are feeling next Tuesday, we will try to make it again.
I can't post without adding a photo, so here is another great one sent from Auntie Laura following our visit up north. You can see that he is definitely in need of a haircut soon!
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