A Real Live Human

As Andrea says, she's getting to be more like a kid and less like a baby (though there's still plenty of baby in there).

On Saturday night we were in Connecticut late and drove back home with Fiona sleeping in the car seat. On previous trips, she's awakened when we move her from the car seat to the house, and we've had to go through the bedtime ritual at odd hours. But this time she opened her eyes briefly to see where she was, then rolled over and went right back to sleep. Blessed peace.

Yesterday she walked from her toy box over to where I was sitting. Then she turned around and started walking away. I got up to follow her, and she turned (while walking) and started walking down the hallway. She got about halfway down before she fell (at which point she decided she was done walking and went back to cruising).

It was the first time I've seen her walk somewhere without an immediate destination (i.e. ten feet or less, and seeable at all times).