Update on Balin

Balin seems to be feeling a lot better. For those of you who didn't hear about it, the little guy was suffering from ear infections in both ears, had a nasty infection in his eye (which he got from me) and was had a terrible cough. He seems to be doing much better now. His ears still bother him a bit, but he is taking medicine for it so hopefully it will be all fixed soon.

Everybody seems curious as to whether he is walking or not. I have to admit that he is yet to take his first steps. He has proven time and time again that he can stand on his own and not fall over, but he seems really timid about taking that first step. He'll hold on to your fingers and walk with you, but when you try to get him to do it himself he either starts whining or he just sits down.

One thing I can tell you is that he is going to be a hand full once he starts walking. It is difficult enough trying to keep track of him now as he crawls all over the house. I found him the other day soaking wet because he had went in the bathroom and played in the toilet. Yesterday he had went into Gracie's room and pulled all the clothes out of her bottom dresser drawer.
He is a happy little guy. He has the most infectious laugh. I love listening to him when he does his deep belly laugh. Grace is really good with him and plays with him and he just loves that. He got a little cart that is supposed to help him learn to walk. Instead, he likes to sit on it and have us push him around. That makes him smile a lot until we take him off it, at which point he usually cries.

When he went to the docter he weighed around 25 pounds, so he is getting to be a big boy. We think that he may end up being left handed, like Angie's dad and nephew. I think that is a good thing, especially if he can throw a fastball around 91 miles per hour. He is getting plenty of practice throwing. He gets in these moods where he just grabs toys and starts throwing them behind him. He can trash the living room in about 3 minutes. That I believe he gets from his two older sisters.

Well, that's an update. Once he takes his first steps I'll post another update.