Wow!!! She did it!!

She finally did it.... She's been crawling well now for quite a while, but she just wasn't taking the next step--literally getting up on her feet on her own and cruising around the furniture. Yet, just the other day she got up to the sofa all by herself...and then climbed onto the sofa and then up to the back of the sofa so she could look outside and watch her siblings play outside! Whew, what an accomplishment.

Then, just a few days later I heard her crying from somewhere in the house. I went from room to room trying to find her and where did I find her? At the top of the stairs!! I asked who put her up there? No one did, so we finally surmised that she climbed up all on her own!! She has now done this twice (that I know of) and I don't think she'll stop anytime soon.

She's still not cruising around the furniture on her own, but I don't think it will be long till she does.

Toddler Road Rage

You would never guess in a million years that underneath this calm exterior and gentle smile lies a smoldering temper just waiting for the right incident to send it into a raging inferno. We found this out on a warm sunny day last week. I was working out in the garden, and the younger kids were playing in the back yard. Brianne was playing by herself on the ground. Our two dogs, Pete the German Sheppard, and Bailey the ........ well the mix that we picked up at the dog pound, were playing chase in the yard.

Brianne has never been much of a fan of Pete's. He is a large dog that is prone to be loud and clumsy. When you are three feet tall, and mostly crawling around, you can see how Pete's size and manners would be intimidating. As Pete and Bailey ran past Brianne, she launched into a fiery fit of yelling and shouting. You could see the anger on her face as she threw her hands up and down, pointing at the dogs. Her diatribe lasted for about a minute until she had exhausted her rage. She ended her speech that dramatically slapping her thigh with her hand, which is the ASL sign for dog. The dogs of course were none the wiser. I am thinking that it is better that I did not understand her speech, I think that it would of made a sailor blush.

Deep Sea Fishing - Much to our dismay Brianne has discovered the bathroom. I am sure you would be impressed if I told you that she is now potty trained, Well, that is not the case, she fishes in the toilet with her hands, and arms. She is not to be trusted by herself. She has come of age now, she is a certified toddler.