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Saturday, February 28, 2009

On the Move


Well, it's like they say, "Parenting is a humbling experience." I was so sure that my daughter was going to walk early. She's always loved to stand rather than sit, and she is quite the busybody. When she took her first step at 9 months I thought, "This is it!" Boy, was I wrong. From that moment on, she made up her mind she would never move her feet again. Well maybe that is a bit dramatic, but it seemed that way. I would bribe her with anything from her favorite toy, to her binky, to a cupcake (what a shame). But this kid was not budging. She was going to show me how strong her will was. Finally about 2 weeks before her birthday, she decided to take 2 steps....what a breakthrough. Then the next day 8 steps....now we're talking. However, she liked to prove me wrong when I wanted to show her off to others. She decided for the next month and a half that she would step when it was convenient to her, but crawling was just so much simpler.... much less falling involved. Finally, about 3 weeks ago, she decided that this walking things was not half bad and that would use this mode of transportation a little more often. Today, it is her favorite past-time. She picks some random object, usually one that is way to big, and carries it around the house. She will walk to every room and back with her object of choice thinking that she is accomplishing some big task. What a life. I've attached a short video of Landry taking off. It's just cute to watch a little one toddle around.

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