Williamsburg in Summer

Williamsburg in Summer

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Miss Independent

Well, we all know Kate has a mind of her own - with specific preferences and tastes. She makes it really clear when she's not happy. But now independence is happening in new ways.

We've been watching and watching - just waiting for Kate to meet some new milestones...and the day has arrived. Kate has been taking her sweet little time getting up and moving around. Her (much) younger friends are already passing her. But in the last few days, Kate has figured out how to sit up all by herself, pull herself up to a standing position, and get on all fours with tummy off the ground. She still refuses to crawl, taking the much preferred route of rolling around-- but she's at least getting her body in the right position now. She's been taking a few small steps holding on to our hands. So the crawling and walking should be coming really soon.

This morning, she went down for a nap. About 15 minutes later she started crying really hard. I went in to check on her and she was standing up and holding onto the crib rail with white knuckles. She was all sweaty and frustrated. She managed to stand up but I don't think she knew what to do after that!



This video shows Kate's frustration of being stuck in the crib, and her process of standing up.
(3:15 long)


Today she figured out how to open and close the entertainment center cabinets. I guess my job tonight will be to empty them out!

Hard to believe our little one will be a year old this Saturday! How do you keep them tiny forever?

1 comment:

Holly said...

You keep them tiny by just having more... :o)
I can't believe she is already a year old!