I Can Walk And Drool At The Same Time

Cassandra has been working on the whole walking thing.  She can stand up for a few seconds and she really wants to walk but is just not sure how.  She does like walking around holding onto us.  She also continues to work on her new teeth and drools all over the place.  I'm amazed she doesn't get dehydrated.

This Is Yummy, Mommy!

Mommy fixed chicken noodle casserole and green beans for dinner, which is Mommy's favorite meal.  Cassandra was provided the opportunity to partake in this meal and she seemed quite happy.  Green beans are Daddy's favorite vegetable and Cassandra proved to be her father's daughter.  She downed more food than I expected her to be able to eat.

A Mouth Full Of Teeth

Yesterday, Cassandra cut through not just tooth number four but also number five.  Not content to stop there, she cut another one today.  This means she doubled the number of teeth she has cut in the last two days.  She now has four teeth on top and two teeth on the bottom.  It is my hope that with these teeth coming through, the drool level will drop.  I can already hear the laughing at my hope.

More Practice Walking

Cassandra really enjoys showing off.  When she is not using the box as a walker, she climbs inside.

She is beginning to refuse what we try to feed her.  She has to try first and only if she misses her mouth can we feed her.  This makes meal time very slow.  Add in the teeth that are trying to come through and Cassandra can get very grumpy.  Hopefully, the teeth will come through soon.  The more she has, the quicker she can chew, right?

Getting Ready For Bed

With Cassandra jumping to the next size in clothes, we decided to get some real PJ's instead of sleep sacks or footed sleepers.  We haven't given her any candy yet but it is pretty obvious she has a sweet-tooth.  Her love of fruit is proof of that.

Trying To Walk

Cassandra has been spending more time on her feet lately.  In fact, when given a toy shopping cart, she really moves.  At home, she has been using a box as her "walker."  However, whenever she sees the camera, she sort of forgets what she was doing and makes a beeline for the camera.

Let Me Out!

With Cassandra now climbing the stairs and thinking "no" means "smile, turn around and do it anyway" it became necessary to put up the baby gates.  I think she likes to make noise, not necessarily trying to escape.  She likes to go up to the gate, grab it and shake it.  That being said, she does spend time trying to defeat the gate but it seems like it doesn't occur to her to use brute force.

Notice how she messes with the hinge in an effort to get through?  I think she is leaning towards being an engineer.