Holy Cow! It's been a whole three months since my last post. For shame! So much has happened and well, you know what I'm going to say...busy blah blah...baby blah blah...jobs blah blah. Enough of that, let's catch up. Lilian has been growing like a weed. She started crawling and did that for quite a while. Once that was perfected she began walking on the 12th of July. She is marching around our apartment now like a pro. She had this adorable way of holding her hands up in the air like she was cheering for herself as she walked, now she's a veteran. She's so proud of herself I can tell. She even pants a little like an excited puppy when she gets going really fast sometimes. And me, I'm the proudest momma in the universe. Sean has got to be her biggest fan by far. I'm right there with him, but the man is smitten with love and pride when he sees his little girl take those steps over to him. It's odd the amazing, melting feeling you get when your child runs to you rather than crawls. She runs to us - she still needs us. But the days are going by fast and soon she'll run the other direction...so I'm going to relish this while I can. My baby - almost a toddler! Her first birthday is coming up. I'm going to throw a small family/friend affair. Nothing to make her overwhelmed, but enough to celebrate the year she's had. She's accomplished so much in the last year. From blob to toddler in just 365. How did it all pass me by so fast? No wonder women get antsy for another baby. That baby time has come and gone and will never be again. But that's ok really. She is developing into who she is supposed to be. No mom in her right mind wouldn't want that. Growing up is good, and it's exciting. She understands so much and is so expressive. As you all know, babies have a hard time with this longing to express and not having the words to do so, so we're starting sign language. She's already signed "more" and "ball" and "drink"! All this in one day, but we'll see if she remembers today. It's so nice to give her an outlet for her thoughts and desires. She's happier and the whining and grunting have diminished considerably. We are having SO much fun - and it's only going to get more fun and more tough and more wonderful. That's my girl! This is everything that I've always wanted.