Eve has had a very busy week or
so. Just recently she has perfected her crawling, pulled up to
a kneeling position (first on the hearth, then elsewhere),
pulled up to a standing position (first on the rocking chair,
then elsewhere) and started cruising. Just today she pulled
herself up to a standing position in the crib, which made for
difficult naps. Once she figured it out she just kept standing
up. Unfortunately she hasn’t leanred the sit down part just yet
and so she wailed until I rescued her, or else slipped and fell
face first into the crib railings. Neither are very elegant
solutions to her standing up predicament :) Just tonight, with
my grandparents watching, she went from crawling back to
sitting. First time for that one too. Also within the past week
or two she has started saying “dada” and “mama” accurately and
consistently. She did “dada” first and would call him and look
around for him when she could hear but not see him. A few days
later she started saying “mama” and now she does this sweet,
pathetic “mamama” as she crawls towards me. She’s a bit of a
mamma’s girl at the moment and doesn’t like to be too far away
from me. It’s sweet and makes me feel loved. :) Busy week, huh?
Of course all of this new activity comes with its bumps and
bruises and she has no shortage of marks to show for her
efforts, including a semi-crown of bruises across her forehead
and a small cut on her eyebrow. A small price to pay for such
skills though, right? :) I kept meaning to document each thing
here, but the milestones were coming so fast I couldn’t keep
up. Go Eve go!

Almost forgot, tonight she also
tried to crawl up the stairs. Hello 2nd baby
gate!