10 steps...

k took 10 steps today. my mom kept telling her how i walked when i was 8 1/2 month old. so i think she was trying to step it up (pun intended) and at least walk before her 10 month birthday. so she's not a proficient "walker" ( and she still prefers to crawl) but "technically" she can walk...

walk to daddy...

K can walk! she has been standing (on her own) for a little while. the past couple of days (while we were in jersey and dill was in ny) she's been standing for longer and longer periods of time. when dill came down to meet us i told K to walk to daddy. and she did. well actually she only took two steps but it's a start. go baby go. walking to her daddy...

-ty

more, more, more

k has been watching the signing time DVDs for the last two months or so. originally i didn't really want her to watch TV but i caved. i usually let her watch it while i take a shower. well about two weeks ago i thought she was doing the sign for milk (dill wasn't so convinced). and yesterday when i was feeding her i asked if she wanted some more and she actually did the sign for more! yay baby...

-ty

crusin'...

k is crusin (walking while holding on to stuff). my little girl is growing up so fast...

she can stand...

k stood on her own for the first time today...

100 days (part 2)...

i logged into one of my "mommy" websites and noticed the banner that read:

"There are 100 days until your child's birthday!"

wow! only 100 days left until K's 1st birthday. i know i keep saying this but "where does the time go?" i can still remember writing the original 100 days post when there were 100 days left until my DUE DATE. and in a little over three months she'll be one. of course this means we about to start planning her party--and by "we" i mean l-boogie and me (someday soon we'll launch our event planning business...)

-ty

first (official) father's day...

it was dill''s 1st official father's day! last year we celebrated but it this year it was the three of us. it was low key. breakfast, church then out to dinner (dill's mother also sent a yummy fruit bouquet from edible arrangements). here are a photo of k & her daddy.

happy 1st father's day dill...

-ty (& karys)

the crib (part 3)...

k sleeps in her crib (and has been for awhile now). she usually sleeps until between 6 or 7am. this morning when i went in to get her i found her standing in the crib holding on to the side. it looked like she was about to climb out (my mom tells stories of how i used to climb out of my crib--but i don't think i was as young a k). anyway, i decided it was time to lower the mattress. dill said he's do it tonight...

-ty

we have a (real) crawler...

karys starting crawling today. it's a real crawl and (unlike her army crawl) she was up on all fours (with her belly off the ground). i've been trying to get her to crawl to me for a little while but of course she didn't crawl to me. instead, miss k decided to crawl to play with something she shouldn't play with (the fireplace tools). now that's she's really mobile i've been saying no (and redirecting her/moving her away from stuff she shouldn't have) ALL day. guess it's really time to really baby proof the house...

-ty

barack obama makes history (and my little obamite is proud)...

it's official. barack obama is the democratic presidential nominee. dill, i and our little obamite couldn't be more excited (ok, maybe it's just me and dill who are excited). anyway, here are the headlines from NY newspapers (photos are from http://www.newseum.org)...





i've been saying i want to buy k so obama gear. i've been eyeing these onesies:



the last one says "obama baby...it's time for a change--get it :) now i'm certainly going to order (at least one of) them. obama '08...

-ty