You have reached the first plateau in the honing journey Brandon CONGRATS !!!!! you shaved with a razor you honed and it cut hair...
You will improve on honing and shaving as you go, and things will continue to get better as you tweak them in...
Stropping between passes during the shave is a personal preference there is nothing wrong with it...
Over the next few weeks just keep improving on each aspect of the shave from prep to honing to technique and you will do fine...
Don't rush it though, take your time to enjoy the journey...