Stand Up!

Juliet is standing up in her crib like a pro! She did it for the first time about a month ago, but now it's normal for me to come into the room and see her standing in the crib. (She likes to gnaw on it too.)

Well Tuesday she kicked it up a notch, she pulled up on a chair in the kitchen! Of course I didn't have my camera or my phone handy, so I didn't get a picture. But I did get on later that day.

Now she's pulling up on me, toys and chairs she can grip (she can't get a grip on the couch yet). It is so funny because once she is up, she doesn't know how to get down. She'll start whining and then cry until we help her or until she falls-ungracefully. It is quite funny. She'll lay on her back and kick her arms and legs until you pick her up. Apparently the fall causes her to forget how to roll over and sit up. She looks like a turtle on it's back. A special cry comes with the fall too. It is a scared cry, poor thing. Aint Leigh even thinks it's funny. She was taking pictures of Juliet standing and just as she was taking the picture, Juliet fell. It is a great documentation of Juliet's learning curve.

Today while standing, she let go of both hands for a brief moment. I got the back of her doing this:

In no time she'll be cruising furniture and then taking steps on her own. Juliet's "baby" is fading, but thankfully there is still a lot of "baby" left. Below is a video of her new move. I'm so happy we have the ability to record this, pictures don't do it justice...although the one of her falling captures the mood. She also says "ma-ma," blows raspberries and fake coughs [love. it.]. Enjoy!

Isn't she the cutest?!! I could just eat her up!