For weeks, James and I talked about getting a new stroller that was a little easier to maneuver around the subway. I finally found a brand new, still in the box, Britax stroller being sold by a military mommy. It was just about $75, which fell right into our price range. We arranged to go pick it up at the front gate of the main off-post military housing compound on December 31. Once again, it was bitterly cold, so we were all a little grumpy. We tried putting Brennan in it on the way home, but she wasn't having any of that. Brennan is really against trying new things unless she thinks it is her idea first. So, James had to carry her. When we got back to Cheolsan, we went to the supermarket before heading home.
I know this may seem quite trivial, but it really is the precursor to what happened next...
When we got home, James started putting away the groceries and I was puttering around the kitchen area (which is blocked off for Brennan's safety). I happened to look over at Brennan and saw that she was standing there watching us. All of a sudden, you could tell she made a conscious decision and just took off.... WALKING across the room and back, bent down, picked up a toy, and started to play with it. James had his back turned, so I hissed at him to look. Brennan totally didn't think that we saw what she was doing. We think that's why she did it then. :-) I am so proud of my little monkey.
I didn't get any photos of the first time, but we managed to get a small amount of video for the second time (isn't that always the case?!?!). Hopefully, I will get it up here soon.
It's been a few weeks now since she started walking independently and she has almost begun running! I did catch some photos of her the other day (1/14) just walking around.
Here they are:
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