Walking

Laekin is what I consider a walker now.  She took her first steps on November 3rd, but she didn't really start walking until last weekend, December 1st.  It's still funny to see her walk up to me.  She is so proud of herself, and wants to walk every where.  Yesterday, at Hobby Lobby I let her out of the cart to look at ornaments and she was all smiles...such freedom!  Then she let Brandt and Lucy hold her hands to walk her to the checkout...adorable!!  Yes, those are my children...aren't they the cutest.  She loves putting on shoes, but she always has.  She will take a shoe, doesn't matter whose it is, and will hold it in her right hand and lift her left foot and try to put it on. 

Laekin isn't really talking much just mama, dada, and then a bunch of sounds.  She does her signing and then grunts for everything else.  She is a snugly little girl and loves her mama.  She will push Michael away sometimes when he holds his hands out to take her from me.  It's quite funny!  She lets you know that she wants a sip or bite of something  you have by just opening her mouth and waiting.  She's like a little bird.  She will eat crayons if you leave her with them.  She's my first crayon eater.  She loves to climb up in little chairs to sit, take every book out of her book shelf, get her toothbrush or whosever she can grab from the drawer and walk around brushing her teeth.  Sometimes she will come find you with a toothbrush in one hand and toothpaste in the other.  If you mention brushing teeth or walk by the bathroom, she will look at you and show you her teeth, which means, I want to brush my teeth.  I guess these are all reasons why she doesn't talk much because we all know exactly what she is wanting.