It's official, Rebecca is a toddler! She has started to walk. About 3 weeks ago she was just starting to let go of things to stand on her own for a few seconds at a time.. And now she's taking 4 or 5 steps at a time to walk between things. It happened so quickly! Just yesterday Justin saw her take 1 step for the first time. And today she's trying to walk all over. She seems quite fearless. She used to always need something next to her or in front of her to hold on to. Now she'll let go with nothing close by...she'll take as many steps as she can and then plop down if she hasn't reached her goal before she gets unsteady. Although we are amazed at how steady she is already. She knows how to pause to balance herself and then keep going. Life is about to get more interesting :) We got Rebecca her first pair of shoes this week since we're starting to take her outside to walk around. Seems that her chubbyness extends to her feet ;) We had to get size 5 so that we could get them on! So they are a little long, but so far she's doing well with them.
Rebecca is also adding words to her vocabulary daily. She amazes us with how many things she tries to say after we say them. She has been saying "bear," "chicken," "ball," "sheep," "baa," "piggy," "moo" and "baby" to name a few. Of course her favorite is still "quack." Sometimes it seems as though we have a duck in the house, not a little girl. And she understands so much even if she can't say the words. Rebecca is a smart little girl.
We've been trying to get outside for a few minutes most days. Rebecca LOVES her new swing. And she definitely knows what the word outside means. Hopefully we'll have more spring-like weather soon.
Rebecca is still a big cuddler. She has to snuggle with Mommy and Daddy and her monkeys and bears all the time. She has even started snuggling with the couch :) She's such a sweet little girl. She likes to give kisses too. Lately she has to kiss the pictures in her books. Today she gave 3 kisses on one page...the daddy, the mommy and the baby :)
Next Saturday we'll be celebrating Justin's birthday (April 5) by going out to eat and having cheesecake at home. We might go to a Whitecaps baseball game on the 8th to celebrate as well. Only a few weeks until Rebecca's first birthday. This year has gone by way too quickly!
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Yeah!!! While life does get so much more chaotic with a toddler, it is also so much more fun!! I'm so excited she's walking now!! It will be so fun to see Rebecca and Carson running around together this summer!! :)
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