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So for those of you who aren't on facebook, let me bring you up to speed. This morning we left Serif in the nursery at church. When I went to pick him up, the lady says to me, "I didn't know he was walking!". I looked at her with bugged eyes and said, "What!?! I didn't know that either!". It was mixed emotion for both of us. I was sad that I missed it and she was sad that she told me I missed it! Well, we've spent the entire afternoon trying to get a good video, only to realize he's still not taking off quite yet. He's doing the same thing he was doing yesterday. Let me back up just a little bit more. Month 10 was great and I thought for sure he was going to walk. He never did, but when month 11 hit, he began standing up by himself and would do squats like he was preparing his little legs for a big run. He would push his walker toy on the rug, but as soon as hit the hardwood it would get away from him. This past week, he took off with the walker toy even on hardwood! He also started standing up and teetering with one foot like he was going to walk. I think it was Monday that he took one step towards me and then on Wednesday, I took him to my work to see people and he took 3 quick steps! The past couple of days, he's been taking these little steps and then lunging himself towards us. It's amazing to watch his balance progress in just the matter of a few hours! Anyways, I guess this morning at church, he was standing by the crib when he decided to let go and take some steps. She said he was slow and payed close attention to his balance at each step. We've been working with him all day to see how far he would go, but a few steps are all we're getting right now. Sorry to those of you who have been waiting and waiting for this post. I really thought I was going to get to share a video of him walking across the entire living room. Oh well, this what you get . . . for now. I'm sure you'll be getting that video shortly! Yay Serif! We love you! You are SO much fun to watch grow!
We went to see the Predator's opening game on Friday night. Here's a little video of Serif enjoying the game. Let's Go Predator's!
Serif is going to 1 year old at the end of this month! One thing we have wanted to do, but have been slacking in doing, is to do a baby dedication. We have finally set a date with our church and have everything in place. So here's the information:
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Service Time: 9:00 AM
Location: The Village Chapel, Hillsboro Village
Church Website (for address and information): http://thevillagechapel.com/tvc/index.php
We'd love to have everyone join us for this special day. Our pastor encourages family and friends to be present and we'd love to have all immediate family members who are interested join us on stage for the dedication. Our service typically ends around 10:30 and we would like to invite everyone over to our house for some yummy Taco Soup and Chili for lunch. We will be having Serif's 1 year photos taken later that afternoon so it's going to be a full fun-filled day!
I got home from the grocery tonight and Jeff met me at the door to show me this video. Serif's been clapping a lot and will mimic a few things, but this is the first that I've seen him be this interactive and intentional. This is so sweet. It just makes me melt.
Sitting in the front doorway, waiting for Mommy to get home.
In the front flower bed, checking out the flowers.
Daddy and Serif just hanging out.
Jeff put Serif a swing in the backyard a few weeks ago.
When Serif discovers something new, he handles it very gently.
Serif, opening his birthday gift from GrandDaddy and Barbara.
What's this?
A hat!
A super soft and warm coat.
Uncle Bubba helped with the mittens.
2 outfits.
. . . and a yummy card. 
Serif loves looking out the back door.
He'll stand there for good while. His favorite thing is to look for leaves that have been tracked in on the rug. He somehow finds them quite tasty. 
What Serif doesn't like is for you to go out and not take him. 
We had the privilege of keeping Serif's buddy Fox on Tuesday night. They had so much fun. Fox was already here when I got home from work and picking up Serif. When I walked in the door, there stood Jeff holding Fox. Serif was so funny because he just kept staring at Fox and couldn't seem to wipe this grin off his face. I wish we had captured it on camera, but we sort of had our hands full at the moment. Here are a few photos from the evening.
The boys hanging out together in my lap.
Not sure what these guys are up to, but Serif must be scheming something.
Fox loved the TV armoire and was fascinated with the knobs on the drawer.
Not sure what exactly happened here. Nagwa, one of Serif's daycare workers says, "He's just so sensitive." 
They loved playing with this playmat that we covered the ottoman with.
I grabbed a yogurt for dinner and both boys immediately swarmed my knees like flies on a watermelon. What you don't see in the photo is Helmut standing behind Serif. It was hilarious!
As we got the boys ready for bed, Fox discovered the mirrored closet doors in Serif's room. He immediately crawled over there and pulled up on the door. He absolutely loved it!
Serif got this fabulous birthday package in the mail last week from his friend Evan. He had so much fun discovering all the little things one box could hold. Thank you Evan! (and Lila and Michael!)
All the fun little things inside this box were party favors from Evan's birthday party. Sadly, Serif could not attend his party due to other plans that were already scheduled. So sorry we couldn't be there Evan! 
A fun and crazy straw.
Bubbles that Serif kept wanting to eat!
A little blue dinosaur that he absolutely loves!
What's this big, fun, white thing Daddy? 
So much fun I think I want to eat it!
Daddy showing Serif a bit of science.
Magic!
The actual birthday gift and card.
He even enjoyed the ribbon.
A book!
Read it to me Daddy!
This book was specially and wonderfully made by Evan's mommy, Lila, just for Serif. It's the first of it's kind and will be available for custom order on Lila's website, www.mulhollanddrivecrafts.blogspot.com. It's a genius idea and so cute! It will be cherished and enjoyed for a long time. Thank you Stuteville's!!!
Helmut's really come along in his relationship with Serif. He's learned that there's more to Serif than competition for attention and that really yummy things come from him. A couple of days ago, Serif was enjoying his afternoon snack when Helmut became quite interested in what Serif had to share. One of Serif's latest things has been learning to reach out his hands to share. Well, he happened to do this to Helmut with his graham cracker and learned very quickly that Helmut isn't the best one to share with.
Now Helmut did only eat half of his graham cracker, so technically he was sharing by only eating his half. Unfortunately for Serif, we wouldn't let him eat the other half of the cracker. The tears actually came as soon as he realized Helmut ate his cracker. He was NOT happy! We did give Serif another cracker after this one and he was much better about keeping that one to himself. All part of lessons learned. Poor guy.
Serif is going to 1 year old at the end of this month! One thing we have wanted to do, but have been slacking in doing, is to do a baby dedication. We have finally set a date with our church and have everything in place. So here's the information:
First time in the 'barber' chair.
Mom giving Serif a pep talk as Lila gets everything ready.
Dad taking care of Evan (Lila's boy, and Serif's friend) while Mom and Serif are in the chair.
The first snip of hair. Lila put it in a homemade envelope for us to put in his book, so sweet.
Serif kept trying to get to the little monster toy, but couldn't quite grab it because of the cape.
All of the sudden he burst in to tears. We think it was the sound of the scissors.
Mom consoling and encouraging Serif as he questions the girl behind the chair.
Dad thought he'd take a shot at consoling as Lila cut the other side.
He was doing great again . . .
but just couldn't get it together.
Meanwhile, Evan is being Mr. Cool as he hangs out in his seat and observes the crazy kid in the chair.
Despite this fact that Serif was done with this process, Lila was able to complete the cut.
She even styled it for him.
Serif and Dad at the end of his first haircut.
Serif and Evan playing after the haircut was all finished.
They were loving this little table. Neither of them can quite walk on their own yet, so this was great fun to stand and bounce as they hung on to the table. They were loving it! Do you see those smiles?
