Out for a stroll...

This week Caitlin continued her quest for mobility. She's walking with assistance quite a bit now and has continued to get more confident with each passing day. She's to the point now where she will walk next to us and only hold on to us with one hand. If we try to hold both of her hands, she'll push our second hand away. Her balance seems to be improving too and I think it's only a matter of days before she starts walking completely on her own. She seems to enjoy walking and now will even walk from her classroom to the car when leaving daycare at night. At daycare, Caitlin moved exclusively to the 1 year old's room this week. She seems to be enjoying the new surroundings and is doing well. She's adjusting to the new nap times and is making new friends.

This week she has also continued eating more table food. Among her new favorites is Turkey, chicken, mashed potatoes, turnip, pumpkin pie, and macaroni and cheese. Today we had a nice big lunch at Caitlin's Nana Bev and Grampa Bob's house and she got to try a couple new foods and got to walk around the house quite a bit. She quickly learned how to make an old pull toy make noise and in one of the pictures above, she's pulling the toy and enjoying the noises it was making. She's also clapping and giving us high five's when we ask her too most of the time. It's amazing to me how quickly she's learning and watching her excitement every time she tries something new has been totally amazing to Toni and I.

She's also up to a total of 6 teeth out and a 7th on the way. The teething has led to some pretty fussy nights but that's to be expected. We try to do what we can to help her manage the pain. We've got a bunch of teething rings that you chill in the freezer and we've got baby Orajel that helps for a couple minutes. Sometimes when she's teething, she's also started biting. She's bitten us both on the shoulders, arms and even knees. For such small teeth, they sure are sharp!

This week should be ok. I've been on call this weekend and will continue to be on call for the rest of this week. So far, it hasn't been too bad. I hope everyone has a great week!