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And then she did something that I thought was truly amazing...I know, I'm her mom so I think everything she does is amazing, but this truly is...and of course I happened to be in the shower. I am with her 24/7 and the one time I go take a shower after Jon gets home, she does something news worthy, of course! Jon said she was on her knees and sort of crouched forward to her hands, then pushed up to her toes, brought her hands up and then slowly and wobbly STOOD UP in the middle of the floor, not holding on to anything!! I couldn't believe it, and I couldn't believe I missed it!
From what I recall from my younger sibblings, cousins, kids I babysat, nursery/daycare I worked at (veeery briefly) I can't remember ever hearing of a baby just standing up like that before walking. Usually a baby will pull up on furniture and cruise all around, from couch to chair, coffee table, whatever, but once they finally get the courage to let go from a standing position, they start to walk. I have never heard of a baby balancing to a standing position without holding on to anything before he/she can even walk! Am I just a proud (dilusional) momma who thinks my baby is brilliant? She has my balancing Yoga gene! Also, when she pulls up on something, she will often let go with both hands, and when she begins to sway one way or the other she will correct herself. I've counted 15 seconds before she falls or grabs the nearest couch/person/whatever. She is going to be walking before we know it!
We took a trip to the beach (Gulf Shores) with Poppa and Mimi at the first of the month. It was very windy at the beach, but the temp. was nice most of the time we were there. Natalie traveled very well (we were worried it would be a scream-fest!)
Ok, enough of my gushing...here are pics and videos:
I love my new toy!
I can pull up in my crib now. Look ma, one hand!
Dressed up in this cute outfit from Mimi and Poppa at 'cousin' Samantha's 1st birthday party.
Go Dawgs! I thought this pic was cute because she doesn't even like pacifiers and here she has two!
This is my favorite Christmas present outfit from Mimi and Poppa - so cute!
Such a ham!
I love my new Pooh activity table too!
The beach is so exhausting!
My first Valentines Day present
Many of the pics from the beach turned out dark for some reason, so I am playing around with them at picnik.com - a really cool website. I thought these two (above and below) turned out the best so far. I'll add more later.
