The Blanchard Family: 13 Months and Walking!!!

Monday, April 23, 2012

13 Months and Walking!!!

Norah turned 13 month old on March 5th! Her biggest accomplishment this past month is walking!! Yes, our little lady is on the move using her two feet. :) Walking is definitely not her preferred mode of transportation yet, she probably walks 50% and still crawls 50% because she can still crawl faster than she can walk right now. She also isn't set on just walking somewhere if she is standing up. If she is standing at the couch or wherever, her first instinct is still to drop down and crawl. But, if you set her down in the middle of the room and say, "okay, can you walk to mommy?", she will walk to you! She has made it across our living room, which isn't very big, but a good 8 to 10 feet! The other thing Norah showed us she can do this month is stand up on her own without pulling herself up on something. I'm not sure how it really came about, but one day we were asking her if she could stand up, and telling her to stand up. She then tried to stand up by just using her legs to push her self up, she couldn't quite do that, so then she bent over and used her hands and then just stood up in the middle of the room! :) Norah also had another tooth pop through this past month, the side one on the right (right next to her front right one) came through! The side one on the left is not far behind, as you can see it in her gums, but it's not through yet. Another thing Norah loves to do right now is re-arrange our chairs in the dining room. If you leave the room for a second, it is no surprise to come back and find all the chairs moved in several different directions. :)