We Are So Screwed

It looks like from now on all photos of Amelia will have to take place while she is strapped into something. Why? Aside from her crawling at record speeds, this one took her first steps this weekend. Her first target? Teddy. She'll also walk between Matt and I , but is much more likely to do it when she thinks we aren't watching her. So far four steps is the record, but I'm sure she'll be running circles in no time.

She's gotten better about petting Teddy and being "gentle", but will still grab fists of Teddy's hair to pull herself up to standing. Teddy is a very good sport about it, but one of these days one of the is going to the doctor because of an injury from the other.

After a day out of commission due to a cold, we took her to the park on Sunday to burn off some of her energy. She still loves the swing, was ok about the slide, and was not into the tunnel. There is a steering wheel there that she enjoyed turning repeatedly. But swings are still by far the favorite.

She's also eating more and more "real" food and rejecting the baby food. That is, unless it is in a bowl and we let her try to feed herself. She's determined to do it herself and fights off most attempts to help. The picture above is a mini bagel with cream cheese that she enjoyed for breakfast. Teddy is enjoying this new way of eating because Amelia's way of letting you know she's done is to start to dropping the food off the side of her high chair.

While it's great to see her grow, I can't believe how big she's gotten or how grown up she seems. There are two pictures in her room of her as a tiny baby and she doesn't recognize herself. I barely recognize that baby. Slow down little girl, you'll get there soon enough, but we want to enjoy our baby for a little longer.