Sit Up Little Girl! October 1, 2007

Little one is taking off…..she is in her first of many hay-days! It seems that learning to crawl is the spring board for many other things. She is constantly pulling herself up to stand on anything (anyone) she can get her little hands on – and yesterday she took the big brave step of letting go of her little standing-play table and grab onto the couch….where she realized she could then hand-over-hand her way down to me. She didn’t quite make it all the way…but the thought has occurred to her that it’s possible…which means it’s only a matter of time. And finally last night for the first time she sat herself up all the way! I didn’t know if she would ever get this. She’s been “kickstanding” it forever….since she’ s been so mobile she hasn’t really seemed to mind that she couldn’t sit herself up because she would just lean for a bit and then take off crawling again anyway….but last night it all came together. She was so proud of herself!

Her uncle Alan walked when he was 8 months and 4 days old….I don’t know if she’ll break that record (she has 2 weeks to do it in =) but I’ll be surprised if she isn’t walking in the next few months.

Her other list of tricks? Well I’ve been trying to capture them on film but when she sees the camera coming it’s like getting a clear shot of Yeti. She can say dadadadadadadada, she can give raspberries, she do the thing where you run a finger over your lips to make a “motor boat” sound, and if you hold your hand up and pat her mouth she knows to make a noise. And of course, there is the every popular trick of eating cat and dog food. Ellie suggested I put her food in their bowls to see if she still finds it equally as appetizing….I may have to try!

Greg comes home tonight from another long trip. We can’t wait to see him!