Walking, walking, walking... !

So many new changes happen on an almost daily basis and each progression is exciting in itself.  Alas, here is an attempt to catch up!

Evelyn took her first five steps on Christmas Day!  We were at Grandma and Grandpa McKiel's house for Christmas and were just sitting down to open presents.  Evelyn was standing near the couch I was sitting on and saw something of interest near the coffee table. Instead of crawling, she took five hesitant steps before finally sitting down.  I had to contain my excitement and try to get Ian's attention by calmly repeating "Ian, Ian, stop your convesation and look up at Evelyn walking".  He caught the last two steps.

We were very excited by these first few steps and fully expected her to continue... no, back to crawling again.

This past Sunday, Evelyn must have built up enough confidence, stamina and balance to really start walking on her own!  I was so suprised when she let go of her crib, which she was cruising along, and walk around me in a circle.  She even took two steps, dropped her toy, reached down to pick the toy up and stand back up without losing balance and continue taking five more steps to her destination!  It became a game for her to walk back and forth between me and our bed and down the hallway. 

One of her favorite things to do is to climb atop our laundry piles in the closet, hiding beneath mommy's hanging dresses and skirts, and squeel with laughter.  This is similar to the joy she expresses at flopping backwards into the pillows and down comforter on our bed.  It's so funny... but I think we'll have to limit the laundry in our closet to towels or "clean" dirty clothes. ha.