My baby is walking so much more!  He turned 1 a couple of weeks ago, and last week decided to start walking on his own.  Before that I kept trying to encourage him, but it took a lot of work.  Now he can even walk from one room to another.  He looks so funny holding his arms out and walking so stiffly, but he has this big, pleased smile on his face, it's so cute.  Now I really need to tidy things up so there is more room for him to walk without tripping.  Some of the mess is of his own making, of course, but there's more I could put away, or out of his way.  Like his baby bouncer.  Now he thinks it's a trampoline.  He climbs in, then uses the couch to help him stand up and jump.  He is delighted with himself for figuring out this new form of entertainment.  I'm afraid if he gets much heavier, he might break the bouncer though.  I want it to last through a few more children if it can.
I finally finished reading Breaking Dawn to my husband last night.  Next up: The Hunger Games.  He liked the movie, and actually asked me to read it to him.  Usually I have to beg and he lets me just to make me happy.  He did end up liking the Harry Potter series, but didn't like the Twilight Saga as much.  He also lost interest in the Ender's Game series after a few books.  Maybe we'll go back to that one at some point.  It's nice to share the books I like with my husband, so we have a common knowledge base to draw on.  Since he only reads non-fiction, and I love reading to people (I was born to be a teacher, I know), this works out wonderfully for us.  It's harder now the baby's older; he wants our attention, not just to be held like before.  So we only have car trips and when he's asleep to read.  It's become more challenging, but who knows; as our family grows, maybe it'll become a tradition to read novels on car trips.  That sounds like a nice idea (hopefully putting it into practice works).