First steps

She has done it! P. took her first steps this past Saturday. She has been cruising great and been at that stage where she hangs onto my legs and walks in between them with me. But it was still a surprise that she is so close to becoming bipedal already! We were all clapping and hooting and hollering afterward. She looked so pleased with herself and sat on the floor clapping with us. Her emerging personality is adorable.

Here is a short video of the way she was laughing for us during breakfast yesterday morning. Tyler called it a cackle. I called it super cute.



Under the weather
S. was sick this past weekend, so we didn't get to do the birthday surprises we had planned for E. She just laid on the couch and slept all day. She didn't want to eat. She didn't want anything to drink. She didn't even talk. Poor thing! Her fever broke really early on Monday morning, so I asked her to show me later that morning how she had been feeling. Enjoy the before and after photos!

As of today, E. and P. are now both sick. P.'s sickness has played out much like S.'s—she has been constantly sleeping. E., on the other hand, has been vomiting ... even on the couch. I am wondering if it is inevitable that I will get sick, too, after wiping endless noses, behinds, and cleaning up vom. I have been washing my hands so much that they are really dry and cracked. A small price to pay to not have to endure the feeling of my stomach pouring out of my mouth!

To pumpkin or not to pumpkin
Who wouldn't want to rip into a pumpkin, pull out its guts, and create a piece of art? E. apparently. This past weekend we had hot cider, donuts, and pumpkins all at the ready but he wasn't too interested in much other than the food. S. was sick on the couch watching Curious George and E. decided that he would rather watch Curious George too. Crazy kid! A license to make a mess and he passed it up! Shown here is E. with his final pumpkin. He wanted to carve a car into it, but lacked the motivation. So did I! (I think I was in it for the food, too.) Tyler finished his pumpkin up though and we lit it on the porch for the night. I hope he wasn't modeling that nose after me. ;)