First Steps...

...well, sort of...

This past week, Lily has discovered her ability to stand -- provided she has something to hold on to for balance. For Lily, this is THE greatest thing ever!! You can't wipe the smile off her face. She has been wanting to stand/walk since the day she was born. For mom and dad, however, its gray hair time, so I'm sure you'll be hearing from us a lot more on this blog over the next few weeks and months...

Let me use some pictures to narrate a story (apologies for quality...this was my blackberry camera at 10:30 pm)

Last Monday eve, mom was out with her sis and dad was home with what he thought was a sleeping baby. He heard some stirring on the baby monitor, so he popped on the video to take a look...this is what he found when he walked in to baby's room:



He only wishes he could have snapped the camera at the point at which she looked up at him and started laughing...seriously!

So dad decided it was time to lower baby's mattress (the crib has an adjustable mattress for this very reason) and baby got a free play sesh at 10:30 at night...



Dad proceeded to lower the mattress to its LOWEST adjustment, at which point he discovered that baby had taken her play sesh as an opportunity to poop. Following a dipe change, he delivered the bad news to baby that the midnight play sesh was over, and that she had to go back to bed for the night...

Baby was not phased....




So needless to say, our lives have changed in yet another new way. Mobile baby! I don't know if I've had this much fun yet though...watching her go from her back, to belly, to sitting on her butt, to pulling herself up and letting out a screaching yelp and ear-to-ear smile when she realizes what she's done...

nothing better!