Baby Steps

We are on the move... or should I say , Addison is on the move! Yesterday she was officially 10 months and 2 days old and sick of crawling. She decided it might be more fun to just walk, and since then she is getting braver and braver and taking more steps at a time. Thankfully Robert was home to see the blessed event, and then later in the day when she became a pro at it, I called him at work and he rushed home to see his little angel practically running from the couch to the ottoman!

I am so proud of her, and also freaking out a little that she is growing up so terribly fast. Where did the time go? I mean I know she is only 10 months old, but I feel like now that she is walking she won't need old mommy anymore. She is growing so independent and strong-willed... I have no idea where she gets that from! She won't even eat sitting in my lap anymore, she has to be in a chair with no help from mommy.

And don't even get me started on how she made a big, fat liar out of me yesterday. I decided to join a gym with several of the other mommies in our playgroup and yesterday was our first day. I have never left Addison with anyone we aren't related to and she normally won't let strangers touch her, so I was feeling anxiety about leaving her with total strangers. However, her friends from playgroup were all going to be there and I thought that might keep her company. Well, when we arrived, I told Janelle that Addison was going to scream her guts out as soon as I left the room and they would probably have to come and get me before the class was over. Well, we left and she played with Sienna like she was at home... I don't even think she missed me!

She had a big day yesterday, but I think it had more of an impact on me. I am glad she is growing and changing and becoming her own little person, but she is steadily becoming more and more of a little girl and less and less of a little baby!