Sunday, June 29, 2008

Words to the Wise Upon Joining the Pedestrian World

da da

mom

eeeee. eeeee? eeeee!

For those of you not acquainted with what eeeee is, it is a pronoun/proverb/proadjective/article used to describe or refer to anything not a mommy, or a daddy.

Yep, that's pretty much it. That's all she has to say. She will say da da or mom pretty reliably around the respective parent. But MaryP has started walking - and not of her own will.

We took MaryP to Bremerton Waterfront Park on Friday. There they have 5 fountains shaped like the sails of submarines with shallow (~6 in) pools around each in which you are allowed to play. We set her standing in the water and she hated it. The water was a little cold, but it was a pretty warm day. Still no deal, she would not play or do anything. In any normal situation, she would have dropped down and crawled wherever she wanted to, but not when there is water that she didn't want to be in.

So, she decided to start walking.

I am impressed at how quickly she has improved. Today she has figured out how to stand up without using a piece of furniture. Who knows what's next.

Our video is a blend of 3 different videos of MaryP showing her pedestrian prowess. I hope you enjoy.

9 comments:

Pooka said...

It's amazing all over again just how cute a barely-stable toddler is. I know she was cute already -- who doesn't? -- but the cuteness meter I had here monitoring your video just exploded. I'll send you the bill.

alison said...

Very very cute! i love all the milestones--it's just so much fun!

Toni said...

Congrats to the little tyke! I'm sure Jack isn't far behind. He's JUST about crawling now!

Jamie & Ryan said...

What a big girl! Her little walk is so adorable!

Lady said...

She looks too little to walk with her skinny little baby legs. People still say that about Piper. Now that Mary P has learned to "walk", Mommy will learn to "run"! Get ready for some exercise!

Princess Gerty said...

So cute! I love the tribute to her mom at the end1 so sweet!

Cougarg said...

"she's pretty nice too." Made me chuckle. :)

Dave said...

Submarines have sails?

Aaron said...

~~~~oo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
____oo
_ooooooooooooooo oo
ooooooooooooooooooo
_ooooooooooooooo oo

Does that look like a submarine? I hope so. The top 4 'o's are the sail. That's where I stood when I piloted the submarine into port on the surface.