Standing and Stepping

I have been working on my standing without holding on. I spend hours each day practicing and banging toys together when I am standing. I still need a toy, person or furniture to pull up on but I am getting stronger every day. Yesterday, Mommy was sitting on the sofa and I was about 3 feet away. I wanted a piece of bread Mommy had! I am a food-a-saur-us! I actually took three steps towards Mommy to get the food! 🙂 I didn’t really know what I did except Mommy was cheering and clapping like crazy! Neat! So 9.5 months and my first steps are coming out. I should be a confident walker by the holidays! 🙂 GO ME!

Holiday Photo Shoot, My Version!

We did the holiday card photo shoot yesterday, as mentioned in B’s blog. I was really chipper and ready to go. Daddy got a few great shots and then Breighton got silly.

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He thought it was funny to keep pulling me down and then throw grass at me! BIG BROTHER THAT WAS NOT NICE!

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Mommy stepped in for a bit to get me calmed back down after the many tackles in the grass.

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BTW: I am standing totally independent (still need help from something or someone to get up). Yesterday I took a FEW STEPS!!!! UGH! It won’t be long now!

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More and more confident everyday!

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Getting some silly Mommy snuggles

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Oh, I like sitting on Mommy’s lap and snuggling.

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Breighton wanted in on that action. We all like to snuggle!

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I liked eating the pumpkin!

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Any finally, Mommy’s favorite show of ME! What a cute face! 🙂

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It is getting chilly this week. I am LOVING the cool weather. I can’t wait for vacation to have COLD weather and maybe see SNOW!

The Next Mozart?

Now that I am totally mobile… lucky Mom… I am getting into all sorts of new things. I LOVE playing with the cabinets in the kitchen. I can remove everything in under 2 minutes!! Impressive?! YUP!

I have also discovered a major LOVE of the piano. I twiddle my fingers and make actual music! It is SO much fun. Last night I was doing it and Daddy looked over at Mommy and turned white as a ghost. Daddy thought MOMMY was playing the piano with me. I had a nice little rhythm and song. Mommy & Daddy agreed it sounded like “Chopsticks”.

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