So it's been awhile since the McCanns have posted! But now (thanks to Lucas's dad) we have a new flip video camera, so we have something to post!

Here's a few videos from our visit to Emily, Joe, and Lily's Grace's house in Hanover! They have a wonderful swing set in their back yard!

My Baby's Gonna Crawl!

Not that I am ever rushing Walker's stages in life... but after 9 and a half months, he still was not crawling! The pediatrician was not concerned. Most people thought he'd skip the stage since he found a way to be very mobile without crawling -- it's the roll and pivot method! Walker was very efficient with it. Then today, August 23rd, he quit the RNP (roll and pivot) and began "army crawling" and making forward progress on his belly. It's funny how he literally changed methods of transportation over night!

Check out the video:







I also learned that one does not need a DVD player to entertain Walker with a DVD:

9 Months Old

When did nine months go by? He's almost as old as the time I spent pregnant :) It's been an exciting and busy month - School's been out so I've been home with Walker and we've had quite a number of adventures!

• Our Air Conditioner went out, so we spent 6 days with Grandma and Grandpa. We have a brand new HVAC now, just in time to put the house on the market this Spring!
  

• We took a trip up to New Jersey and New York with Deirdre to see Elyzabeth and Al, and Elisa and Ian! Walker was a great car rider. He took his naps right on schedule and we learned that the New Jersey turnpike rest stops are great places to stop to stretch our legs, get fresh air, and eat lunch.

• We flew to Chicago to see Ellen and Pat, and Ben and Jamie. Again, Walker was an excellent flyer! We found his favorite book about animals on the farm and it kept him entertained for the entire hour and a half flight. On the way home, Walker slept sweetly for the last 30 minutes, just like his daddy!

• We drove down to the Outer Banks so as to not miss our annual camping trip at the beach! We took off at 9pm so Walker was fast asleep. It was definitely a different trip this year. Not quite as relaxing, but super fun!
  

• On August 2, Volleyball started up again so Walker went back to Ms. Carmen part time! She missed him so much in July :)

Check out the video of Walker with his teether... still no teeth yet!

Walker is 8 months old!

A lot has happened in the last month! Lucas had his first Father's Day! Mom finished school for the year and Walker started his swim lessons with Ms. Leah at her pool!!! Check out these videos - At first he was unsure about the cold water, but as he got used to it he loved it!

Over the fourth of July weekend we went to Lake Anna for two days with Taylor, Cristina, and William. Walker LOVED the lake and his new raft. :)

Seven Months!

On Saturday, June 5, Walker Huse turned 7 months old! As usual, this past month has been jam-packed with new experiences and milestones!

• We graduated to a big baby crib! We outgrew the co-sleeper and thanks to our good friends, Hanna and David Chang, we now have a nice big crib! (Yes, in our bedroom with us.... it all fits!) Walker didn't know what to do with all the space he had.

• Walker now sleeps on his side and turns over while sleeping! We often hear he's awake, go in his room, and he's on his belly, happy as can be!

• Walker can roll continuously on the floor. Sometimes while he's on his belly he pushes his butt into the air! He'll be crawling pretty soon! Dad tries to teach him and promote it, Mom is satisfied with him doing it on his own time... even if it's "late."

• He's talking a ton, but we are working on making some consonant sounds. We hope to have some of those by our 9 months Dr. appoinment.

• First Mother's Day! That weekend we also spent the day with Auntie DD and Auntie Elisa having lunch and shopping in Clarendon!
  

• Walker had his first sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Mom and Dad went with the Tovars to Chris and Theresa's wedding in Connecticut.

• Mom turned 28!

• Walker stayed with his first paid babysitter, Hadleigh Rhodes!

• Walker finally got to meet Ellen and Pat McKenna! They came to town from Chicago for the long-weekend.

• We all drove to Pennsylvania to see Steve, Amy, Olivia, and Ella. What a great visit and a great, historic house!

• Walker experienced his first Memorial Day! (and Falls Plaza annual cookout)

• Lastly, Walker had surgery! On Friday, June 4, Walker had surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital (the same place he was born) with Dr. Gibbons to repair his hypospadias. The hospital, doctors, and nurses were wonderful. Of course they LOVED Walker and commented on how happy he was and how well he responded. Walker had to be under general anesthesia but the procedure was pretty simple. It took about an hour and there were no complications. He did get weighed though, and was up to 18 pounds!!

A video of Walker pre-crawling:




Coming up next month.... Mom wraps up the school year, and Vacation Bible School so she has an entire month off to spend with Snugglepuppy before volleyball starts.

Walker is 1/2 a Year Old!

The Easter Bunny showed up at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Walker got 2 new books and a really cool teether to suck on:



This month was a big one in the McCann household. Mom went back to work full time so Walker began full time day care with Ms. Carmen. Of course, Walker loved it and did great! Dad gets him up each morning, feeds him from the milk that Mom pumped at 5am before she leaves for work. Dad dresses him and drops him off with Ms. Carmen, then Mom get to pick him up between 4-5pm.

Here's Walker on his first day with Ms. Carmen!



Walker also starting rolling over on his 5 Months Birthday and has been doing it ever since. We can place him on a blanket on his back and he'll start rolling and end up a yard off the blanket. Here's some videos!






This month we also added some new foods to Walker's diet. We got the Beaba Baby Cook Steamer and food processor. You dump fruits and veggies into it and it steams and purees them all with one machine. On Saturday, April 17 Walker tried (and loved) sweet potatoes! Next was fresh avocado, then fresh bananas!

He loved everything we had him try. OK, so it took two tries for the pears. He did NOT like the first batch I made, check out the video. After this incident I made more pears and cooked them for longer and he loved them!




There have been FIVE babies in our Sunday School class since October.... and we have two more on the way! Here's four of them on Easter (Hudson was too young to stay for class):

Walker Turns 5 Months Old!

First of all -- I'm tired of writing in the blog from Walker's point of view, so from this point on, it's his mother writing!

Walker Huse turned 5 months old on Monday, April 5. We had a lot of firsts this month! It FINALLY warmed up and we got to wear some spring clothes!

This past month we celebrated Lucas's 1st birthday as a dad:
Walker celebrated his first St. Patrick's Day:



We took our first trip in the jogging stroller. It was a sunny day, but not the warmest, so W is all bundled up. He really did enjoy it, the look on his face is reacting to the sun being in his eyes!

We hung out with our friends. This is Walker with Anna Pae and Addie:


We made it through church without having to have clothes changed due to a diaper blowout!


Walker had his first bite of "solid" food. The rice cereal was very watered down at first, but now it's cream of wheat consistency and he LOVES it! Next month we'll try some other things.


Walker found his feet... and he can't get enough of them!


Walker got a new infant bathtub. This was his first bath immersed in water! Again, he loves it and has a bath almost every night :)



Walker had his first Easter. We went to church, and then went to Grandma and Grandpa's afterward for a DELICIOUS lunch with friends and family.