Walking

Yesterday, I walked 30 steps! Daddy went for a youth ski trip and I was already walking noticeably better when he got home. Sometime I try to go to fast though and fall down after only a couple of steps. I fell today and have a big goose egg on my forehead. OUCH! Walking can be painful. The doctor said everything looks good this month. I've slimmed down some. My weight was 21 lbs, 13 oz. (90%), my height was 28.75'' (80%), and head circumference 45 cm (85%). The doctors prefer that you stay in the same percentiles the first year, but said that its normally to drop when you start walking and becoming so active.

Dinner at Alexander's

Tuesday I had dinner at Alexander's and decided a nap sounded better.

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.