Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful holiday yesterday.  The three of us spent the day cooking and playing and then we had a great dinner with friends in DC.  I am incredibly thankful to have good friends, a wonderful husband, and a happy, healthy, beautiful daughter.  Life is good!

First Teeth

Julia didn’t have to wait for Christmas for her two front teeth.  They came early, just in time for her nine month birthday last Monday!

Fun with Blueberries

Tonight we decided to feed our daughter blueberry oatmeal.  However, over the course of the meal she decided that oatmeal face painting would be more fun.

However when she realized the paparazzi were closing in she quickly took cover.

 

From there she was quickly whisked away to a secure location where this could be handled privately with soap and bubbles. 

Julia’s Next Step

Julia continues to amaze us.  Earlier this week she took her first unassisted steps.  She started by taking a few short steps to get from her play table to her toys and then quickly progressed to walking a short distance between Alyssa and I.  We have yet to capture this on film, mostly because she’s usually going between the two of us.

Then today she made another walking breakthrough.  She started exploring the house on her own.  She used the walls, toys and tables to navigate around the house.  Then in a new stunning achievement she started pushing her shopping cart around the house. 

Alyssa and I were truly amazed and a little scared by this wonderful achievement.