Steps in the right direction . . .

Big happenings in our family yesterday. For the first time, Emily took a step without holding onto anyone's hands. Of course as soon as she realized Papa had let go and she'd taken a step on her own, she lunged for Marmie and that was the end of that! :) She did it one more time walking from Marmie to me too and when she realized no one was holding on, she took her step and then plopped on her bum. Which was just fine with Momma. I want her to walk (mainly so that everyone will say "she should be walking any day now" in that tone of voice that translates to "I'm not sure what her parents are doing wrong but she should have been walking weeks ago.") but dang it! That means she's growing up even more. I'm seriously not ready for that.

Last night she was having trouble going to sleep. It was so windy outside and at one point, it blew the turbine on the roof and there was a loud groan as it turned which caught my attention and woke her up. I went and grabbed her a sippy and put her in bed with me and just cuddled for a little while. She doesn't cuddle and sleep anymore. It was a rare treat for her to snuggle up and fall asleep on me. At one point she wrapped her arm around mine and petted my arm. It was so sweet. And over very quickly. Soon enough, she flung her arms wide and had to be lying on her back, on her own.

I know that sleeping on her own and walking mean she's moving in the right direction. She's growing up. She's healthy, and all is going well. But dang it! Did it have to happen so quickly?

**Tune in tomorrow (or next week but I know it will happen) for the blog post entitled "when is she finally gonna be able to eat/walk/potty/fill in the blank on her own?!" lol. **