Thursday, June 25, 2009

Mama's Little Mirror

Babies are like little walking mirrors. They mimic everything they see, which tends to make one a little self-conscious.

I see my behaviors reflected in Avery every time she shakes her little finger at Buster when he barks. In her insistence on taking the baby spoon and feeding me. And I saw it as she walked up to me the other day, looked at me intently in the face and said, "Hi, baby."

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Monday, June 1, 2009

First Steps!!!

I've been home sick for the past few days. It ended up being a blessing in disguise because I was home to see Avery take her first steps.

My mom and I were sitting in the living room while Avery played. She was standing next to the coffee table and decided she wanted a toy out of her nearby basket. Rather than crouch down, crawl over and stand back up, she decided to just go for it. And pat-pat-pat. That was it. Her first three steps. My mom and I sat in stunned silence for a second and then she asked, "Did you see that?" Thankfully, I had.