Watching the birds!

It seems like it's been a while since our last update! Here is Olivia watching the birds in the back yard. She loves to watch them, and will frequently see one and sign "bird" to us, and when we look, we can't see it, not because it's not there, but because it's hidden in a tree- quite the eagle eyes she has!

She's been doing more standing on her own, and walking with us holding her hands. The other day I stood her up and subtly let go, and she stayed up for a good 10 seconds before doing the semi-controlled sit-down that is such a useful dismount for toddlers. She now signs "bath" frequently, and really understands things we say- if we ask her to come upstairs for a nappy change, she either crawls to the stairs (and up them) or shakes her head with a plaintive look on her face (depending on her mood about nappy changes at the moment). Other new signs: "Cow" (though "Horse" is very similar), and that important one- "Help!".


Here's just a cute shot of her. She's also getting very good at climbing things- she can climb onto the couch without any help (some of the time), and on to the bed or similar things if she stands on one of our legs. She can almost by herself climb into her Tripp Trap chair, and has "graduated" from the baby-style configuration with a bar around her waist, to the toddler-style configuration with just a good place to sit and a good platform for her feet. She's pretty stable! And she continues to be a great eater, in addition to breastfeding. We had her weighed again for the first time in quite some time, and she's now up to 27 lbs. Our arms are getting stronger!