First Step

Lila did it! This afternoon, as we were waiting for T.J. to arrive home, Lila took her first tentative step with no help. Yay!

Bath Time Beauty Shop

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Bronwen's First Hair Cut

Bronwen was fairly excited about going for her first hair cut on Wednesday. I had just gotten mine cut considerably shorter and had explained that big girls cut their hair. She was ready, until the lady put her in the very high chair. Then, she kind of freaked out a little.

Luckily this was a kid's salon, so there were animal crackers at the ready, which made things much better.

Then Bronwen noticed the TV. From that point on, she was fine. I only had her trim the ends up slightly. Maybe next time we can go for a little more length.




I didn't even notice this until we were leaving--and even then, it was Bronwen who pointed it out. The picture is blurry, but you get the idea.

My Little Rabbit

I could have also titled this "Post-nap Shenanigans." She is proud of herself for figuring out how to make the rabbit flip, but naturally, I came in with the video at the end of the game. Oh well--you'll get the idea fairly quickly.

Update

Day 8 without T.J., and so far we are doing well. The newness of having Mimi around has faded, and Bronwen isn't as enthusiastic about allowing (demanding) her help. Still, I don't know if I could have done it alone without going a little crazy.

Lila hasn't started walking yet, but has been making amazing strides in her achievements. She invents little games all day long and happily teaches them to me. She has some little wooden stacking rings that she can take off the post and stack back up again. She likes to take the top off of containers and put them back on. She finds it hilarious when I scratch Pepper's back.She also has really mastered standing up on her own without support. Finally, she has enough hair now for some shampoo fun:Mimi and Bronwen embarked on the project of changing out the toilet seat in the bathroom. Bronwen insisted on having her new chair for optimum supervisory purposes:

The girls wear Mimi out by naptime--I'm not sure why her head was covered, but I suspect she didn't enjoy my watching Chopped:

Even More After

After dinner, and after I was home we went back outside because Bronwen wanted to play some more with the birdseed (I am telling you, this was an ingenious idea). Naturally, Bronwen didn't want Lila to participate, and Lila really is too young to understand pouring birdseed. Instead, we distracted Lila by letting her play on the little play center we have outside.

Lila driving:
(she sticks her tongue out like Bronwen)
She is also a supermodel, posing for the camera:

After

After the party, I had to run over to PetSmart for my weekly volunteering, so T.J. was in charge of dinner. Little did I know, that while I was away, he would teach Lila how to use utensils:
(can you spy her tooth?)




She's such a big girl!