Happy Independence Day everyone! I could write some nifty patriot post or provide commentary on our founding fathers. But I’ll just assume you’ve had enough of that today. Let me just wish everyone a blessed day and pray you enjoy the freedom we enjoy in this great country of ours.
She’s on the move, exerting her independence!
Yah, she’s walking. Completely full blown walking - like hardly ever crawls walking.
It’s amazing how at this stage she’s both easier and harder to handle. She’s harder because she’s now incredibly mobile - can even climb the steps. But she’s easier because I can put her down on her feet and she’s cool with it. Although she tumbles occasionally, she’s just more stable. She requires more defined boundaries now, but not really a constant eye.
Talking is coming a long a little more slowly, but all kids are differ in development so no biggie. Her fine motor skills are impressive, as she keeps her hands spread while playing the piano with Mommy, and helped Daddy put together that cool rocking moose you see in the vid. She actually placed the screws into the holes before I tightened everything.
Of course, there are other signs of independence that continue to develop - like using a fork, even if not every time. Although talking is still a ways off, she’s learning to be both polite and defiant. She’ll sign ‘more please” and almost always remember to add the please. Unless of course, it takes too long thereby which the fun begins. We’re trying to stay consistent and make here wait until the goes back into polite mode before giving her what she wants. As I’m sure you all know, consistency flat out works. Mini trantrums quickly dwindle in length if you are consistent.
Oh yah, here’s another thing that walking achieves. New places to play.
I figure I might as well mix food with CJ again. In the past 5 years I’ve gone from apathetic to enthusiastic about biscuits. While I don’t quite get biscuits and gravy yet - I think it’s my part southern roots trying to come through. Given that my wife’s family’s also from NC, it was inevitable that I’d have to deal with this dry-ish flaky bread phenomenon somehow. I played along for many years, then it happened.
The Read Head seems to have figured them out. Almost to perfection.
Oh yah, one more sign of independence to show ya’ll.
Anyone wanna guess what’s really going on in this picture?
Posted on July 4th, 2008 by CJs Daddy
Filed under: CJ, Food, Fun
Happy Independence Day!
Congrats to your tiny walking person…let the fun begin! (or continue, I guess…)
I was going to guess that she’s using the potty in that last picture, but that seems too obvious.
Mmmmm, biscuits…you know, my mother in law is a southern girl, and she buys the frozen hockey puck kind and claims that they bake up just as good if not better than homemade. I dunno. I used to have a killer buttermilk recipe when I was a kid that I’ve since lost, and my mom’s baking soda drop biscuits were always to die for, but I’ve never mastered them.
I’d have to say you just haven’t had the right gravy yet! YUM!
And the potty! Get Out!