We have a climber not a walker

Mary Margo has got a lot of blog time this past month.  I am past due for a Dottie update.  

Dottie has been having the time of her little life!  She is free!  Free of big sister's constant control over her.  Free to explore and play alone.  Free to crawl wherever she wants.  Free to walk all by herself without assistance.  But instead, she prefers to climb.  

Climb on the chairs, into boxes, under the piano, over the guitar cases, into rocking chairs...and rock..while standing.  She climbs out of the high chair onto her tray, onto the table.  

She even came home on the first day of nursery school with a scratch on her head.  Why?  Oh, because she climbed her way over the walls of the little house instead of using the door.  Was I shocked or surprised?  Absolutely not.

She has kept me and Dusty on our toes the last few weeks.  She is fast!  You look away for a split second and she is either out of site or moving on up!  UP UP UP that is the only direction she likes to go.  She did start walking a little bit this weekend.  With lots of cheers and coaxing.  She is on her way for sure.  It won't be long, she will be running along side Mary Margo.  

Watching the squirrels with Molly at Nana's

On the chair, one of her favorite places to climb

On the table

Under the piano and on top of the guitar cases

In the box.  Really wish I could have caught a pic of her climbing in.  It was priceless.

Pretending to be an elephant at the circus

Stuck!  Her left leg was stuck.  She couldn't move.

Stopping for a quick snack

In the chair, again, making her way to the table and laughing about it the whole time.

Just rocking!

She did have her 15 month check up on August 24th.  

She is healthy and as HAPPY as one little girl can be!   

She weighed in at 23lbs and 30.2 in in length