One Step at a Time

Well, I guess it is official - she is walking! Yesterday, Valentine's Day, she took four to five perfectly balanced little steps before losing her balance. She has done that several times since, and I know that it is probably only a matter of days before she is tearing across the house! It was so exciting, and she got really excited too!

Isn't she supposed to cry?

Dale and I decided to call up the babysitter and go out for dinner and a movie. We saw "Juno", by the way, and it was excellent! So, Jordan was playing with the sitter while I gathered some last minute things and then went back to her to say my goodbyes. I said "Okay, Jordan, Mommy and Daddy gotta go Bye-Bye." And what does she do? She smiles and waves at me!

This is a good thing, I know that it is. But, I have to admit I am a little heart-broken! I pictured her trying to run over and grab me like "Don't leave!" and crying. That is what most kids do, and I guess what deep down I wanted her to do.

Well, I guess it means that she is comfortable with the sitter, and confident that I will return, and that is a really good thing. The sitter did say that Jordan "walked" around the house right after we left looking really hard for something, probably us. That made me feel a little better!

Does Jordan have a Crush?

So, there was this 2 year old little boy at the Super Bowl party we went to. Jordan chased him, she actually chased him! She can't walk on her own, so it was like me holding her hands and letting her go where she wanted, but she was after him. They hung out together inside, Jordan cruising around the soda cooler and Otto (that is his name) was goofing around nearby. Otto would walk away, and then come back. Every time he came back, Jordan's face just lit up! It was really cute, even though I am not too happy about her chasing boys this soon. But, she has been around other kids, some boys, and hasn't acted like this. Oh well! So have you heard that new song by Rodney Atkins, "Cleaning this Gun"? Hmmm. Not such a bad idea. We'll have to remember that one.