The not-so-helpful Helper

Audrey has become quite the "helper" these days.

Just this morning, she helped me unload all the clean dishes, by taking out as many spoons as she could and throwing them on the floor.

Then when I was feeding her some cream of wheat, she helped feed herself by grabbing the cereal from the spoon and smearing it all over her face, followed by a precious look-mom-i-did-it-all-by-myself smile from ear to ear.

In general she helps with all of the household chores, she rearranges books, scatters clean socks and makes sure we have secret stashes of cheerios stowed away in all kinds of clever places.

Confidence is contagious

Today Audrey and I stopped over at a friends house. Her little boy is 2 months older than Audrey and is already quite a walking pro. As soon as Audrey saw him walking around the house so confidently, she immediately abandoned crawling and started showing off her walking skills as well. She took a few tumbles, but she managed to stay on her feet during most of the visit. It was like a light bulb went off in her head. When she saw another little person walking so well, she knew she could do it too.

Camera MIA

Hey friends and family,

I have unfortunately misplaced my camera, so pics are probably going to be a while in coming. In the meantime, I will endeavor to share some cute anecdotes when I can. And who knows maybe I will get a new camera for my birthday and be able to take eyes-open pictures in the relatively near future.

These Feet were made for walkin'

Saturday June 17th, Audrey took her first official step. Since then she has been taking a few steps at a time throughout the course of her adventures during the day. The funny and perhaps unusual thing is that she always has at least one, often two, things in her hands. She will take a step towards us while gripping her favorite book, toy or puzzle piece tightly.

So big!

Audrey loves to play a game we like to call "So big!" The game basically consists of us saying "so big" several times, while Audrey raises her hands above her head to show us how big she is. It is good clean fun for the whole family.

(her dress is tucked into her bloomers to make it easier for her to crawl)

Walking the...

garbage can around the kitchen has never been so much fun!

Audrey loves to push the garbage can around the kitchen. She hasn't quite mastered the whole steering aspect yet, but she doesn't seem to mind. She just trys to pull the trash out when she hits a wall or a rug. Lucky me.