Baby? Toddler?

I had to answer a question on a list of questions today, and one asked how old your child was. Baby (0-12m), Toddler (12-36m), etc. My Baby isn't considered a baby anymore? How can that be? I have to shop in the toddler section, I have to get big girl shoes now, it is going by so fast!

Though she may be considered a Toddler now, she will always be my little baby!

Better walking video

So, here is a video taken at home less than a week after her first few steps. She is now a walking machine, and it just looks so funny to see this little person toddling around the house!

Walking!

Yes, she did it, she took multiple steps all on her own! Elizabeth and I strapped on some shoes and decided to take advantage of a beautiful day outside on Saturday. She had barely napped, and we couldn't stay couped up inside any longer. What was supossed to be a little walk to and from the mailbox turned into about 45 minutes of walking up and down the sidewalk. She mostly held on to my finger, but took steps on her own as well! I was such a proud mommy.

Here is a little clip of our walk on Saturday.



Another, less exciting habit we have formed over the weekend is picking of the nose. She was laying on my chest as we rocked in her room on Saturday, and I look down to see her finger delving deeper and deeper into one of her nostrils. REALLY?!?! Am I going to have "that girl"? I know it's just a phase, all kids find and figure out cavities, but still ...

I cannot stress again how wonderful it really has been that Elizabeth has waited for the weekends to show us her new found talents! I feel so blessed!

Sick to my stomach

Mark got Elizabeth up this morning and I ran back to her room from the kitchen to say my hellos before I had to leave for work. She was happy and waved at me, and then I noticed it, her lips were blue. It almost looked like she had eaten something with blue dye. I started to worry.

Like I said, she was happy, alert, talking, laughing, so I knew it couldn't be too bad, but it still worried me. When she was born, the first pediatrician to see her heard a heart murmur (It was part of the reason we had to stay 2 nights in the hospital) but it was not noticeable the next day upon her 2nd checkup. I just couldn't shake that worried sensation.

I called the doctor and have talked with the triage nurse and I should just keep an eye on her, but it is probably that she was extra cold last night. I have never felt like I have this morning, how sick to my stomach I have been, thinking about what could be wrong or what I did to possibly make this happen. I know it's out of my control now, and I just hope to never see it again.