I can't believe it

Our little girl is walking. Yup. She has flirted with the idea over the last week with a few baby steps here and there. But tonight she took the plunge. She stood up and decided she would take multiple steps at a time. I grabbed the camera just in time to catch the tail end of the action. Also, a few weeks ago she discovered the joy of clapping. It is such a small thing, but she is SO proud of herself. I find her clapping in her crib when I pick her up from a nap. I look in the rear view mirror as I drive and she is clapping. As I nurse her I look down and I find her clapping (how she manages to do both at the same time is no minor feat!). So it is fitting that in the momentous occasion of walking on two legs she would take the time to clap at every turn. In no less than three weeks we celebrate her 1st year of life. What a blessed year it has been!