Whoo-eee it's been a fun few days. But I have to tell you, the idea of catching up on the backlog of posts is plain depressing. You bloggers know what I mean - sometimes the whole act of creating a readable post is a just a good ol' pain in the a**.
Anyhow, big news: today (8/12/08) Lump *officially* walked for the first time, not only meeting our standard of eight consecutive steps but reaching an even dozen! All day long she toddled around, rarely resorting to crawling. It's an abrupt change, but a great one!
Here's some snapshots of her walking toward her cousin on our front porch.
Oops! Almost fell!
Why no pics head-on? Because every time I tried she'd giggle and start to crawl towards me. :)
Oh, btw, at her 1st birthday party Sunday (more on that later) she took a cap from a 2 Liter of soda and tried to put it back on the bottle. I was surprised and moved it away. She grabbed the cap and tried once again to twist it on the bottle.
It was the first bit of non-instinctual intelligence from her, a sign (to me) that she's developing and beginning to kick it into high gear.
In other words, the Lump is growing up :(
You must be so incredibly proud of being a dad who watches his baby grow. I know when mine started their "firsts" I wanted the world to see it, and I'm glad you share your "firsts". Best of luck. N.
ReplyDeleteDan, am I reading too much into those pictures, or does she looks utterly and completely proud of herself?! (As she should be, of course!) How wild that she so abruptly put all those steps together. Congrats...although I'm sure it's a little bittersweet. :)
ReplyDeleteBeth
Congrats, Lump!!!! What a cutie!!
ReplyDeleteJoann
she sure is...you will have to have eyes at the back of your head when she is around now !! aint she gorgeous Love Sybil xx
ReplyDeleteAnd in 17 very very short years, you'll be driving her to college and wondering where all the time went! LOL, Estela
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie!! She'll be on the go constantly now! Watch out dad!
ReplyDelete:) Leigh
Love the way she almost fell, but stoped short...
ReplyDeleteWalking, now she will be all over the place....such fun....
Time will fly by, love
Jeanne
How cute and how smart she is.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Oh happy days, another one walking :o)
ReplyDeleteI know you are proud, and that you are an outstanding Dad!
That looks like a better save than some the gymnist's dismounts! HA!
ReplyDeleteYa the cap on the bottle thing...awesome!
YAY! That's very exciting :)
ReplyDelete..let the fun begin.
~Bernadette