First Tentative Steps

On Thursday Alice took her first little steps on her own. They were baby steps – what else would we expect from a little girl? She didn’t go very far. But she did it without our help. Her confidence is growing, and she seems to have better balance. She walks faster with us than she did even a week ago. Other things Alice can do at 13 months:

• brush her teeth (okay, brush her gums)
• when we ask her to put away her soothers, she places them inside her crib
• pet our cat Chase – she used to just grab fur and pull