Walking on Christmas Eve Eve

On Christmas Eve Eve (Dec. 23rd) I officially walked for the first time by walking from Granddad to Mommy...taking about 8 steps. After a couple times they managed to get a video camera. They need to take another video though because now I'm walking about 12 steps and with a lot more confidence. I started crawling the day before Thanksgiving and have gotten better at it but I'm still rather slow and I'd rather walk. I can pull up, squat, crawl up stairs, walk up steps with help, sit from crawling, starting to us the pointer finger and thumb in a pincher grasp, and eating real food. Everyone is using signs with me but I haven't figured out how to do any of them myself yet. I like to babble and make noise. It is so funny when Mommy says "Momma" to me - I love to giggle and say "da da". Maybe I'll get more recent videos up soon, but for now enjoy.

Jan pics

Mommy loves me in overalls. (1/4/08)
Smile. (1/4/08)
Again. (1/4/08)
(1/5/08)
Yummy. (1/8/08)
I love to smile. (1/8/08)
Out for the morning stroller. (1/9/08)

8 months

So I realized how neglectful I've been with sharing pictures and news. Sorry. Here is a bunch of pictures to recap December.

Loving my jumpster chair. Sadly I can't use the jumpster anymore. (12/4/07)
Everything is game when it comes to cruising. (12/5/07)
My first sled ride. (12/5/07)
Aren't I a cute snowbunny. (12/5/07)
What is this stuff? (12/5/07)
I had to get a new carseat in November, but this one is good for napping also. (12/9/07)
Rubber...star...you're so much fun! (12/11/07)
There's the rubber ducky! (12/11/07)

I'm active enough Alexander finally wants to play with me. (12/12/07)
The sucking on the lip helps the concentration. (12/16/07)
A clean girl. (12/17/07)
Playing peek-a-boo with the towel. (12/17/07)
I'm very good at helping Mommy pack. (12/20/07)

How to get to the baby? (12/20/07)
G Grapefruit are funny. (12/21/07)
Are these all for me? (12/21/07)
I smiled really big for Santa. But Mommy hasn't scanned that picture. (12/24/07)
Playing at in the pew before church. (12/24/07)

Some of you may recognize these. Mommy's family has had them a VERY long time. (12/24/07)
Daddy and I. (12/24/07)
They kept trying to get me to do this but I really don't understand why. They're very strange. (12/27/07)
Daddy blowing bubbles in the hot tub for me. (12/27/07)
Am I ready for the runway? (12/28/07)

walking

I am walking! I walked for about 7 controlled steps today a bunch of times. I would rather hold on to someone but maybe soon that won't be so important. We have a video but the uploading isn't working so maybe later.

Trying to walk

I keep trying to walk, but I end up falling down. Mommy took this video of my trying today.

November

November was a busy month. I got my first and second teeth. I finally started babbling with lots of 'mmmm', 'blah', 'da', 'r', and 'la'. Just recently I learned to crawl. I've managed to go from just a couple inches to about 6 feet today with my tummy off the ground the entire time. I can pull myself up to standing from sitting and with a little help from my belly. I love to smile and giggle when you play with me. Yesterday, I started to complain when you take stuff from me...Mommy isn't thrilled I reached that milestone. I went to my first sleep over at my great-grandmother's for 3 nights! My daddy was in Guatemala so we went visiting. I had great time with all the attention! Then home for a week before we went to Fairlee for a couple days for Thanksgiving. I saw Ibu, Granddad, Mamar, and Papoo again. It sure was fun. Now I'm home for a while before going to Houston for Christmas. There's going to be 13 of us there! What a mad house. Let me know if you like the pics and/or video...

A very smiley day. (11/5/07)
There I go again. (11/5/07)
Playing with Alexander. (11/6/07)
I can do it...I know I can. (11/7/07)
Hi Mom-mom(11/12/07)
*sigh* (11/12/07)
Someday... (11/12/07)
Zonked out. (11/16/07)
Granddad! (11/22/07)

I like this play pen...I can pull myself up and stand. =) (11/22/07)
like this. (11/22/07)
and this...mmmmm(11/22/07)
Mmmmmm (11/22/07)
All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth, my 2 front teeth...oh wait I got the bottom ones already...hum still got the top ones to go...All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth (11/25/07)

Crawling today.

Busy day

Today I tried and really liked carrots for the first time. I also FINALLY figured out how crawl. YEAH!!! Now I'm moving!!!!