This past Saturday I was home alone with Ellie. Naomi had gone to town to help paint the office at church. About 15 minutes after Naomi had left I was standing in the living room finishing a bowl of cereal and Ellie was standing up and holding on to my legs. She let go of my legs and I thought she was going to crawl away. Instead, out of the corner of my eye I saw this little blonde head moving towards the couch where one of her toys were. She had taken about three steps to get to her toys and I almost missed it! I doubt Ellie had realized what she had done either, she was just happy to be at the couch with her toy. Ellie loves to walk and has been walking for months, but only when she is hanging on to you with both her hands.

I called Naomi to tell her the news. Of course she was disappointed to not have been here to see it. Poor Naomi is with her all day every day, and the one time she leaves Ellie alone with me for a few minutes and the girl starts walking!