Satchel is walking (and falling), boat is rocking

Well, Satchel is officially walking now! He is taking 12-15 steps! Of course that is when he is on solid ground. He lets go in the boat and tries to walk down the aisle, but is thrown off balance often by the moving boat. If he falls in the boat, he always hits something and since it's constantly slowly rocking, the kid is developing some great reaction skills! It's pretty funny! He also has several good bruises. He loves our daily hour-long play time in the front of the marina. We put

down his push toy and a ball. He loves it! The time is coming though when he will be wearing one of those leash harnesses all the time....I just know it!

We decided to push the living area table in the boat all the way down so Satchel could have a bigger play area. He seems to like it so much better. He also loves to peruse the sink/counter in the kitchen while standing on the couch. He throws toys in the sink, and anytime I lift the cover to the fridge to get something out, he tries to throw his toy in there and then begins clapping for himself. Kids will be kids!

Satchel continues to sleep 11-12 hours a night (thank goodness). I think he'd sleep longer if there was a cover on the hatch so the sunlight didnt come through right above him. I tried to cover it with a rug from our step-down but on a windy, rainy night, it went to the sea Gods. Oh well!