ready to go

Miss is still not crawling. Doesn't seem interested. She wants to WALK. All the time. She doesn't scoot and try to pull herslef up on anything. She just calls for you to come help her.

(This is what I imagine she is thinking)

Hey Lady, come here. Don't you dare leave me alone for a single second. HEY! I can't see you! Where'd youg go! I'm freaking out over here! Are you unable to hear me? HEY! Oh, there- I can see you- I want you to come over here. NOW.

What took you so long? Seriously. (cause she watched Grey's in
utero, so she knows the lingo) Now that you're here, give me your
thumbs. NOW. We do this all day long. Why are you not
getting this?

Ok, now I want you to follow me. Don't let go! I'm really
interested in this thing over here. What is this? Hmmm...
Don't let go. No, I am not ready to move on. I want to stay right
here at look at this here thing. Don't rush me! Ah, yes. It is
the same as last time we were over here. Exactly the same.
huh. I sense you are uniterested in this? Maybe you aren't looking
closely. Oh, you've seen it before? Several times today?
huh. Ok. We can go. Let's go! No, I do not want
to go down the hall, I want to go into the kitchen. I totally realize it's
almost nap time. duh. why do you think I'm avoiding the hall?
seriously.

Assisted walking is her favorite thing right now. She's pretty focused on it. Fixated. While I'm not eager to chase her, my back is a little bit tired of bending over. It is fun to see what she sees and finds so interesting. Door hinges. Door knobs. The phone cord. The bottom dresser drawer. The smallest simplest things. It's forced me to slow down and get some perspective. Because I know in no time she will be running and she won't want me to carry her. And she probably won't want to snuggle and cuddle. So I'm trying to savor every moment.