Here We Go!

Well, another one is officially walking.  I have to admit I used to look forward to this stage, coaxing, coaching, encouraging..."come on , you can do it".  But having done this seven times before, I know this opens a whole new world of climbing, pulling things down, and seeing things from a whole new "eye level"; like toilet bowls for example.  Now don't get me wrong, I am grateful for a healthy "big" girl who is adventurous and progressing normally. It's just that I've come to appreciate the sweet, sit in your lap and play phase , and well I think I've earned the right to mourn the loss of that stage. I know all too well you can't stop progress, especially when it's a determined one year old, so... here we go...