Von is walking!

Von's first official steps were on July 12 (Mother's birthday :) ). We were in the kitchen, and he took three steps to Papa. Since then he will occasionally take a few steps until he realizes what he's doing. Then he stops in his tracks and either grabs something nearby or drops to the floor to crawl. He can easily walk holding on to something or one of our hands. Many of you have encouraged us: Once he decides to walk, he'll take off! You were right! Last night he all of a sudden just started walking around the house. Tonight I attempted to get video. This first video was a total fail, but he is so cutie and you can hear him laugh--this is typical Von. He is so happy and laughs and giggles all the time. The second video actually captures a few steps, but he is tired and doesn't make it very far. He went to bed right after this, so hopefully I'll be able to get him walking on video when he's not so tired and can catch his balance a little bit better.