First Steps

First of all these pics are from his 9 month birthday on the 13th, not last night....

Yesterday was a big day for little Lawson. The day after turning 9 months old, he took his first steps last night at Nana and Papa's house. Nana and Papa kept Easton and Lawson so Mat and I could go out for a quiet little dinner and then I dropped Mat off at the house and went to pick up the boys. Of course, I stayed for a little while and let them play "a little bit longer." Lawson was playing with a rubber frog that actually goes in the bathtub. He was infatuated with it. He was holding it and pulled himself up next to the wall and was standing there alone playing with the frog. He has been standing alone now for about 3 weeks or so. He wasn't thinking, looked around at Easton  playing, and he took one baby step with his little fat right foot. I gasped in amazement and he fell down. I immediately called Mat and told him the good news. He was happy but disappointed that he missed it. A little later on, he took one more step and then eventually took two steps - all in order to get closer to the little rubber green frog. It was so sweet and I can't believe that my little 9 month old baby is starting to walk. I thought he might walk early because he crawled, pulled up and stood alone all pretty fast. This is so different from Easton. At this age, Easton was just now crawling really good. I guess Lawson is just too anxious to keep up with his big brother.  

There is nothing more precious than watching your children grow and learn. It all happens so fast. I just want to soak it all in. I love them soo much. My heart overflows. I pray that the Lord will keep his hand on both of them as they develop and learn new things. I pray that they will learn to put their faith and trust in Him alone. The Lord was with little Lawson last night and helped him as he took his first steps. I am so thankful to know that He will be with him every baby step of his life.