Autumn

With the milestone of standing have come many, many semi-sleepless nights for Sadie and mom.  I think Sadie figured out before I did that once she got up and standing in the night, she just needed mom's help to get back down. With sleeping and napping now somewhat back to normal - free time and energy for posting have returned!

Sadie has been continually wowing us as new parents with her changes and the things she picks up each new day.  For the interested grandparents, and other new parents the list follows:

Crawling using hands and feet

Standing up

Stepping from side to side while standing up

Standing up with one hand free

Standing for 1-2 seconds hands free! And then falling.

Sitting down (somewhat) gracefully after standing

Pulling off her bib when she is done eating.

Mirroring gestures

Pulling toys out of toy box

Pulling books off the shelf

Opening board books and turning pages

Hitting toys together

Climbing into things like cabinets and laundry baskets

Banging hands down to make noise

Carrying toys with her while she crawls

Making noises that sound like real sentences

Talking 'with' you - back and forth (mostly to the cat)

Sadie and I recently took a trip to Indiana to visit my parents and grandparents.  We had a nice visit to the Zoo while we were there and I even got to touch a shark!  It was a great visit, but Sadie and I are glad to finally be home with Brian.

Brian's training has finally started.  He is also taking a course online and he has been BUSY.  It's been a little strange to go from having so much free time together to having so little - but it's given us both a chance to appreciate the afternoons we do spend together as a family.