Dear Diary

All of my posts lately have been just quick updates, and this is not exception, so sorry 'bout that.

We have some exciting new skills in the toddler department- Etta officially walks.  She did it like I thought she would, just up and walk one day.  Last week she tried to take one or two steps on her very own.  She was steady and didn't fall, but she wouldn't try anything more.  Then yesterday while we were watching The Sound of Music, they were all dancing and she wanted to join in, so she just walked around in two large circles. Probably about 20-30 baby steps, and from then on she's been able to walk.  Although she still reverts to crawling for speed.

In the last week or so two of her top molars have come through.  I can't say how lucky we are, no outward signs of pain or complaint, perfect sleeping, and then new teeth.

She is also getting much better at saying "hi".  We went to Kohls this weekend, and the cashier, a kind of comical looking guy really caught her attention.  She said hi to him at least 8 times while checking out.  Her "hi" is so soft and sweet, always with a little wave, it is one of the cutest sounding words she says.

Oh and her other new skill is folding her arms.  She does it so well, when we sit down for our meals I say "Okay, lets say a prayer", and she usually folds her arms without asking, but if she doesn't then I ask her and she will... of course it only lasts about 5 seconds into the prayer but it is a good start!  I can't wait till she learns to say amen, and I will be in cute over load.

We helped in Nursery this Sunday, she was SO tiny compared to all the big kids.  They might have been the reason she decided to finally just walk.  She got stepped on and pushed over and hit really hard on the head with the hard plastic face of a doll, the last thing upset her pretty bad, and then she was basically done playing with the big kids.

We went to the mall today to play on the play land with some friends.  She doesn't really "play" yet with other kids but she is pretty fascinated by them or completely freaked out by them.

On the baby front: We get to find out what we are having in just a week from tomorrow.  I am excited, I have been thinking boy... we shall see, I even had a dream about my little boy, but it may just be because my friends have all had boys lately.

I am still sick and honestly I am getting SO STINKIN" SICK of being sick.  I know it hasn't been as bad as Etta, but it feels like an angry energizer bunny that just keeps going and going. Especially when I think, that's it I feel good... then that night I am bound to be lying on the couch barfin