Build-A-...CAT!

We took Rylend to Build-A-Bear for the first time. As soon as we got there, he got super excited. And, of COURSE, chose a cat for his toy! It was so cute how even before the kitty was stuffed, he was just LOVING it.

He wouldnt take his eyes off of the lady who put the stuffing in his kitty. And as soon as she finished and handed it back to him, he wrapped his arms around it and flashed all of us the BIGGEST smile!

The rest of the time we were there, he would NOT let go of it. We officially named it "Zitty Zat" ...which got the guy at the check out to chuckle.


Rylend is now VERY much in love with that new kitty of his. He takes it to bed with him and giggles when I put his clothes on the kitty. This kid...Its crazy how out of nowhere they stop being babies and start being kids...


Rylend LOVED Build-A-Bear and we know we will have to go there again...no doubt for yet another Zitty Zat.


ALSO...he is SO close to walking! We have been able to get him to take a few steps by himself here and there. He just gets wayyy too excited and ends up toppling over laughing. Then he claps for himself as we say "yay!" He is cruising along anything and everything though. And the last few days I have spent most of my time holding his hands as he walks all over the apartment. Here is a video of us trying to get him to walk one night. He does in the end...kind of. If anything...you can just see how dang cute he is!