You're walking!

You're really on the threshold of finally breaking through.  Tonight in the garage, you chose to take the 5 to 7 steps from your mom to me, and then form me back to her.  We'd sort of hold our hands out just in front of you, to make it seem a shorter distance, and you'd go for it.  At first, you'd just dive at me when you got close, but eventually you realized you didn't need to hurry to finish, just to keep an even pace and walk up.

We were so thrilled and excited, and you were so happy that we were happy. I signed "again!" to you and you obliged.  Of course, when you get super excited, you like to try to nibble me, and you did.  So I also had to give you stern looks and tell you "no biting!"  But you don't mean it maliciously, you're just playing, but you don't understand it hurts.

Then you decided you wanted to look in my empty kegs.  And then you wanted to play chase, so I chased you behind the bar, which was in the corner in front of the storage shelves, and you'd lie on the ground laughing your ass off as I'd get closer and closer and then tickle you.  You went nuts laughing and chasing me around, too.  Then you got obsessed with the cat door.

Later tonight, you stood up, on your own at the corner of your changing table and took a few steps befor falling at the rug.  I was excited and signed "again" and asked you to please do it again.  You didn, this time making it all the way to me.  You did it about 7 times, going to the corner, standing, letting go, then walking over to me, which involved a turn.  Your mom got some video.

Your signing is also coming along in amazing ways.  You saw a moon in the Big Red barn book on the alst page, and signed "moon" with your left hand.  We tried to teach you the sign for "turtle" today, but it's not really an important word for you yet.

I gave you a bath tonight, and, as usual you try to turn the water on, which comes out cold.  You don't mind it but your bath water gets steadily colder.  So we try to move fast.  You had a great time, as always, with naked time on our bed afterwards.  You patted your mom's belly, then came over and didn mine, then back to her.  Pulling up shirts.

I clapped loudly to discipline Midori, who was trying to pull something out of my Burning Man accessory bag to play with. You thought the single loud clap was cool and tried to do the same.  It was awesome and adorable.

You're just the sweetest child.  You like to have fun, try things.  You learn very fast (when you care).  It's a delight to spend so much time with you.