We have a walker!

Big news this past week is that Alyssa started walking (Saturday to be exact)! She can take a good 10 steps or so before she leaps into your arms. It was pretty funny actually the way she did it. Dave had just been outside working on the lawn and he saw our neighbor, who is a month older than Alyssa. And he told me the little girl was walking now. Well I guess Alyssa didn't want to be shown up so she took a step or 2 towards Dave from the coffee table but slipped on a washcloth (that I had just nicely folded so naturally Alyssa threw the pile, one by one, onto the floor). We were like whoa did she just walk?? So we prompted her to again and sure enough she took like 5 steps to the couch where Dave was sitting. We got all exited and started clapping for her. Now when she walks she takes a few steps, stops to clap for herself, and then walks some more. I guess she is going to be the type where you tell her she can't do it and she will find a way to do it. Hmm wonder where she got that from?

I wasn't working with her on walking at all because I wanted her to wait until dave got back. I wasn't discouraging her by any means but I wasn't pushing it. I am so glad that she waited. And she even did it on a weekend so he wasn't even at work!
But boy am I in trouble now! I thought I was busy before, now the possibilities of what she can get into just grew considerably.

She dances now all the time when she hears music which is too funny. We put on the kids tunes channel on the tv and let her dance.

I have taken a few video of her walking. I haven't gotten anything great on video because she gets all distracted by the camera and just want to grab at it. But she takes quite a few steps in one of them. I will try and post them today sometime. www.youtube.com/dlalewis

Its official...since she toddles around now I guess she's actually considered a toddler!