#4 Starting to walk more than she crawls.

This afternoon for Sabryn first afternoon nap, she decided to take off her baby mobil that hangs over her crib and then started laughing. This told me "Button" (Sabryn) is awake. She is starting to walk more than she crawls. She is moving around the house that much faster. One minute she is watching Olivia (her favorite cartoon) and the next thing you know we are calling her name and she can be anywhere... the master bedroom closet, cat room, throwing things in the master tub and of course she is always laughing, etc... Always an adventure with her.


She is starting to mimic emotions from TV. Today she was watching an episode of "Olivia" where their was a scene that showed kids crying. I was feeding her in her highchair and she was glued to the TV while eating, when all of a sudden she started to cry and show a sad face. My wife Jen turned to me and said "What did you do"?  "Nothing!" I said.  Jen came over to console her and quickly figured out that she was mimicking the crying babies on TV. It is incredible to watch her emotions and character start to develop. On the other hand we are starting to see the tantrum and fits she's starting to throw when she doesn't get her way. (What a baby Diva she can be!!) Of course me - I'm a sucker for it but Jen dosen't stand for it. I need to do a better job of listening to Jen when she tells me things about Sabryn's development, especially her sleep schedule.


She is also starting to get a little dare devilish as she explores the house and tries to climb things. Jen calls her toes "the eagle claws" because she digs them into our bodies to climb on us. Today she climbed up on the couch and was watching TV from the middle of the couch. I was puzzled and proud at the same time trying to figure out how she got up there without any assistance or anything to push off of. She keeps Jen and me on our toes.


I love listening to her have her own conversations in baby language everyday. It's hilarious. She's starting to mimic Jen and I on the phone. She will grab the house phone, our cell phones, or even the remote control and hold it a little behind her ear and speak baby language on it as if she is really on the phone. She does a lot when she is watching Jen on the phone. We get a good laugh out of it.


I love spending every moment with her. She gives me gifts of laughter all throughout the day. The Lord could not have blessed me with a bigger gift than having Sabryn and my wife in my life. Looking forward to all the great adventures of being a father to a wonderfully happy child. Her smile takes way all of my pain. Love her to pieces. Thank you God!!!
~Deke/Daddy