Put it in the books... we've got a walker!

Yes, I'll call it official now. If we put James on his feet he will stand, balance, and then take several steps (maybe even get distracted in the process)! Here's proof:

It's been a slow and steady process. On November 19th he took his actual first steps with Nathan and I in our bathroom. We couldn't get him to repeat this for a couple of weeks, and even then it took 4 people of encouragement. Then he started balancing on his own for several seconds but just wouldn't take off. I thought for sure seeing his 2, two-year-old cousins running around would motivate him. Not the case. I guess he thought he wouldn't be able to keep up anyway. The last step was going from sitting to standing with only the help of a 3 inch block on the floor. Today I actually saw him push up to standing directly off the floor. Oh... now what the future holds......