Abigail Walks!

Abigail turned 15 months today and took her first "real" steps. It couldn't have been more perfect because Marc was home from work and we were all together in the dining room.  Marc held out his arms and Abigail took about four steps to him. We all cheered and smiled and laughed--and Abigail was so proud of herself. Joseph ran over and hugged me--he couldn't contain his excitement. When going to bed, he prayed that his sister would keep learning to walk and not get hurt. 

Abigail kept doing it over and over--taking four or five steps to Marc and then to me.  She got bolder and is just so pleased with herself.

All month, she has been steadily getting more brave in standing. Most recently, she would stand and then lift her arms up in victory and open her mouth in a big "Oh" and revel in her standing accomplishment. I have not been able to capture this on camera; however, because she loves cameras (and computers and cell phones) and will immediately reach for the camera instead of standing.

She also is now going up full flights of stairs on her own!  Another favorite trick is to climb up on a little plastic storage container we have--she'll sit up there and play or sing for quite a while.  She is saying baby, night night, bye-bye, and Grandma very distinctly now. Tonight Marc asked her where her baby was, and she crawled over to the toy area, found her doll and started giving it loves and saying baby.  She also is really into stacking right now--she has stacking cups and boxes. She really focuses on putting them inside each other. It is fun to see her little mind at work.  She still likes to sit in my lap to read, which I love.  She is a great dancer and will start leading the music when it starts (especially on slow songs).  When I put her to bed in her crib she tucks her arms under the length of her body, but must wiggle around after I leave because she never stays under a blanket.

15 months and ready to start blogging

January 5, 2012