Category: Toren

This is footage from right after the last video I posted. Toren had tired of walking back and forth between Debi and I, so I started playing with him and got some good laughs from him:

While not technically his very first steps, these were among his first unaided steps. Basically what happened… One night when I was watching Toren alone (Debi had a late class), I was sitting on the ground and set him a few feet away from me, facing me. I then let go and told him to…

Debi and Toren went out to Utah at the end of April to attend a funeral. While out there, Toren picked up some knowledge of cars from his cousin, Ethan. His grandmary was kind enough to send some cars back: For some reason I remain really impressed how quickly he picked up how to play…

I was helping someone with her computer and had the box that she had sent the computer in in the front room. Toren’s favorite show at the time (he’s now a fan of Sid the Science Kid) was on: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I’m not sure what possessed me (probably the same crazy…

This is some footage of Toren walking while holding Debi’s hands. This was all he wanted to do from about 5 months until, well, he could walk on his own. He loves walking, but hates crawling, as you can see at the end of the video.

When I shot this video Toren was just starting to pull himself up. I was trying to capture him pulling himself up on the little step into the shower. He didn’t cooperate, but he’s always cute: