Walking like a Champ!

I am walking like such a big girl now. All through April I was practicing taking a step or two. By the beginning of May I was walking 6-7 feet before falling and then crawling on my way. But at the end of last week I graduated to full-fledged walker. Now I walk everywhere, and when I fall down, I stand back up and keep walking. No more crawling for me! Even if I'm sitting down and I only want to go 2 feet away, I'll still stand up and walk there.

Yesterday and today have been really beautiful, sunny days. So when Mama came home yesterday, we went for a walk around the neighborhood. It was my first real walk. No stroller, no Bjorn, no Moby, just walking! Of course, Mama did carry me from time to time. I like to stop and touch the grass and pet the flowers and explore the cracks in the sidewalk, and I really don't understand Mama and Papa's fascination with walking in one direction all the time. I like to go here and there and turn around as the mood strikes me. So sometimes Mama picked me up and carried me for a bit.

We stopped by the pool and I put my feet in and watched the big kids play. I hope I get to take swimming lessons soon. And then we stopped by the play gym and I walked along the bridge with Mama for a while.

I fell a few times on our walk. But I didn't cry at all! Papa saw that my knee is a little scraped up today. I'm such a big girl now! Yesterday sure was a day full of firsts!

Here are some more pictures from Thanksgiving time. These are from Thanksgiving at the Herricks and also me playing the drums with Sequoia.