Big changes afoot!

This is Christie posting under Markus' name; all the photos are in his account, and since that's what all you blog readers want that's what I'll give you! But first, some words.

Willa has become the best sleeper ever, like her mother. She has slept for 11.5-12 hours every night since last Monday when we transitioned her to her crib and own bedroom. Naptimes are still a minor struggle, but since we're so well rested it doesn't even matter much. She's become even more delightful and enjoyable!

Her second tooth has popped up and you can now see them both (I caught them in a picture which you can see below). As you'll probably also notice, her hair keeps growing and growing. We've noticed some light blond hair coming in, too, so we're wondering if she'll change to blond or just have blond highlights.

Aside from the sleep, the other exciting milestone has been standing. Markus and I are both convinced that the little stinker is never going to crawl, she'll go right to walking. She really doesn't like tummy time, as everyone knows, and as soon as you lay her down she rolls over (now that she mastered that). She's definitely better at holding her head and chest up, so she's making progress in the neck/trunk/core strength area, but she really likes to stand. We opened her Pack and Play again and are teaching her how to hold on to the edges. She lets go and falls down, but she's getting smarter about it. So, she can't pull herself up (to sitting or standing) but once we put her in those positions, she can hold her own. It's very exciting!

Enjoy the pictures.

2/3/08 - Dani and Pop-Pop came down to visit for Markus' birthday. Willa was in her warm fleece outfit, looking like a little snow bunny.


2/5/08 - Standing by herself in the Pack and Play, and oh so proud. Check out the tooth picture, I think it's in the middle of the slideshow.