First Step

Amanda is our little climber now.  She has figured out how to climb into Eva’s monkey camp chair, though she can’t get out of it.  Same goes for the little Fisher Price Corn Popper Ride-On.  She can climb on and Eva loves to push her around, but she can’t manage to get off without falling flat on her face.   She’s fascinated by Eva’s toddler bed, and likes to climb in, play with the blankets and drink from Eva’s sippy cup.  Then she gets stranded and cries for one of us to come get her.   The other day she climbed in while Eva was napping, sat on her legs, tried to give her a kiss and wake her up to play.  I came in just in time to keep her from waking Eva up.   She broke into an ornery grin the minute she saw me in the doorway, so I scooped her up and ran out the door as she giggled hysterically. 

 

Amanda is starting to “cruise” now, putting one foot in front of the other while holding on to things for support.  Just today, she figured out how to take steps while pushing Eva on the ride-on, though she’s still pretty wobbly.  She’s been able to push herself up to a stand for quite awhile, but today she tried to take a step for the first time.  She lost her balance, her knees buckled, and she crumpled onto the carpet, but she made a step!  Eva started walking around 14 months, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Amanda’s eagerness to keep up with big sister didn’t motivate her a little sooner.