The first steps!

We captured some of Millie's first steps today. She is still somewhat hesitant, but every so often when she is standing she tries out her walking shoes! She gets in a few good steps but then tries to go really fast. It is pretty funny. She is quite the big girl - it is hard to believe she will be walking by the time her birthday rolls around.

In other recent events:
Mommy went to a workshop on Saturday so it was Daddy and Millie day. Unfortunately it was very rainy so my plans to take Millie to a park were basically washed out. We did walk downtown to the library and along Post Rd for a bit. We got caught in the rain on the way home but luckily we were prepared. It had been a while since I had Millie by myself for a whole day. It went very well, especially since I can feed Millie some solid food now. She still doesn't like to take bottles at home. She got some good naps and we played and had a nice day. Of course, we were both very happy when Mommy got home!

Last night was the neighborhood block party. We had heard it was a pretty good time and we weren't disappointed. The weather was not great but there were no downpours. We got to meet most of our new neighbors including some couples who either had a new baby or were about to have a new baby. Millie met some potential babysitters in some of the neighborhood teenagers - they came right up to Shannon and asked if they could play with Millie. So Millie had lots of admirers and had lots of fun. Mommy and daddy felt a little weird talking to adults without a squirmy baby. One of our neighbors has his own band and they played out on his front lawn. There were some relatives and friends sitting in as well so they had quite a band (2 guitars, drums, bass, lap steel, fiddle, mandolin, keyboards). It was pretty impressive - until the cops came, which is apparently a tradition.

Today was mostly a quiet day trying to get our chores done. Millie was running a bit of a fever today and will stay home tomorrow. We think it's probably connected to teething, but will keep her home just to be sure.