And we're walking!

It has finally happened!  At 11.5 months, Sarah is finally walking!  She doesn't go too far each time, but every day it seems she goes further and further.  Pretty cool, but I fear the day she discovers how much fun it is to run away.  Mommy needs to find Anna's old "leash" soon!  :)

C'est Tout, Say Me....

The other day, on our way to lunch at the new Hibachi grill (excellent place, BTW!), Anna was looking through our local coupon magazine and looking at all the pictures on one of the pages.  She was asking what places they were and I was answering her.

One of the restaurants showing their wares was a local French restaurant called C'est Tout ( pronounced: say-two).  She pointed to their picture and I told her the name of the restaurant.  A few seconds later we hear her ask, "What's 'say three'?"  I looked behind me to see Anna trying to figure it out. 

"Say one, say two, say three!" she said with a smile at me.

So strange what kids will hear and say.  That was pretty funny. :)

Ta-da!

Sept. 4, 2011
While we were on the phone with Ken's parents, Sarah stood up on her own for the first time!  Man, I wish I had had my camera handy!  But I can't live with that thing hanging around my neck.  I have, however, been trying to capture the act on video but it's hard since she only does it sporadically at this point.  It really was cute to see!

We were sitting on the floor downstairs, Sarah sitting in front of me playing with Mr. Potato Head.  I turned to the right for a just a moment to locate a remote and when I turned back, she was in the process of standing.  She stood with her arms raised high, like she was saying, "Ta-da!"  It didn't last long and she plopped back onto her butt.  She's done it only 3 or 4 more times since Sunday night, but it seems to be happening more and more often.  One of these days I'll get a photo or video!  I'm sure!  :)

A tiger's tale

We went to the Cincinnati Zoo today with the girls. When we got to the White Tiger's pen, we had to stop and search. Finally, we found it down in the pit near the wall. Ken held Anna up so she could see it.

"Oh!" she exclaimed. "A Zebra Tiger!"

How cute! Well, it IS a white tiger with black stripes! A very imaginative description! I never would have thought about it that way! :)

Uh-oh! Sarah's walking (well, almost)!

Sarah finally did it! She can walk across the room using her little walker toy! Not only that, but I see the nub of another tooth coming in! My little girl is 11 months old and we're starting to make preparations for her 1st birthday! Wow....where does the time go?