Crawling, Walking, Talking, Rolling, Standing...

Our baby is officially mobile!

In case you missed it, Melanie has already learned how to sit up on her own.

It wasn't long after that she learned how to stand by pulling herself up. Melanie is now standing in her crib (a very adorbable sight to see when you walk into her room in the morning/a very annoying sight to see when you thought you put her down for a nap).

For a while now, she's been walking everywhere, as long as there are two fingers she can grip onto. Poor Gramie's back! I only have to deal with her on the weekends and it's killing me! I can't imagine what she's going through!

Melanie first began to crawl on Christmas Eve and of course, her quickest way to get from point A to point B is still rolling. It's amazing how much she moves now!

A Christmas Eve Miracle!

This happened on Christmas Eve:

- Melanie got on her hands and knees and slowly began crawling! She was very wobbly, it was kinda sweet! Brian and I cheered her name, but let her rest after a few minutes. I can imagine crawling for the first time would be very tiring.

- While walking the neighborhood, checking out the neighborhood Christmas displays, Melanie started saying, "Da da da da da." Yup, Brian's taking credit. :)

Grandpa & Melanie

Christmas Cookies from Grandma!!

Grandpa Kimble stopped by last night with a tin of fudge and cookies and Mommy knew exactly what to do with those Christmas Cookies - Give 'em to the Baby, of course!

Melanie Greets Mommy!

This walker is made for walking...

A couple of weeks ago Gramie recommended to us to let Melanie get in the walker more often - and whoa Nelly! It's amazing how you perspective changes so quickly from thinking your daughter is dependent on you for everything and getting everywhere to realizing that your daughter is a pretty independent, quick mover. Melanie is so mobile in that thing!
We've decided to do a little baby proofing and embrace this new stage in Melanie's life. We've got the electrical sockets plugged, the cabinets latched and the plastic bags stowed away. We still have no idea what to do with the dog food, cat food, kitty litter bins and water bowls, but we'll figure something out.
It's great now to come home to my daughter squealing and laughing at the sight of me and running towards me. :) Am I bragging? You betcha!