Sorry for the long hiatus. I know it's been about 3 months since I last posted, but it just seems like life gets in the way sometimes.
From the day of the last post until now, Yuuki has started walking. Her 15-month appointment was approaching, and I was starting to wonder if she would be walking before she turned 18 months. She literally had no desire to do more than pull herself up. Then, over time, she started standing up on her own. At first, it was only for a few seconds at a time, but she got better at it until she could stand for minutes before sitting down again.
It was 4 days before her 15-month appointment that I placed her across the room, trying to get her to walk to me, that she took 9 steps, and she hasn't stopped since. Honestly, I can't imagine what it was like before she was walking.
When I was posting on Facebook about all this amazing progress that Yuuki was making, I know there were those who said 'just you wait, soon she'll be getting into everything ' or 'you say you're excited for her to walk now, but just wait'. I have to tell you that I have never once longed for the days when Yuuki wasn't mobile or when she was just crawling.
She's just so much more fun now that she's running around. I don't think there's anything greater than when she's across the room, and I motion for a hug, and she just comes running (which is maybe about half the time). I also love chasing her around the room, telling her that I'm going to get her, and she just giggles hysterically.
The way I see it, I just love her more and more with every new thing she does. She's walking, and I adore her for it. She's starting to say new words, and I adore her for it. Don't confuse this with loving her because she does these things. All they do is make the journey more fun.
