Showing Off For Big Sister K

Kiliegh comes home every other week. Staying here for a week and then going to her dad's for a week. Needless to say, she often misses out on some pretty cool things (probably on both sides of the family). I could have sworn that she saw Vada doing her army crawl last last time that she was home but she said differently and she was very bummed to have either not known or not remembered.

Vada was more than willing to show her newly learned skill off for her Big Sister K.

There's not much to hear on these video's except a pretty fantastic laugh come from K herself. So, you may want to scroll down and mute the music that automatically turns on.

Vada is becoming stronger and more coordinated each day. She is quicker too!

Vada does seem to tire quickly, but can you blame her? Still, even with that "bum ticker" as her daddy calls it, you would never guess that she had heart issues. Amazing.

Daddy Call's 'em Bunny Hop's

Through my excitement of Vada's first crawling moments I forgot to get Justin. He was outside working in the shop and I couldn't pull myself away from watching Vada conquer yet another amazing obstacle, crawling.

After a moment I could tell that she was taking a "breather" so I got up quickly to go get her daddy. He would want to see this too and not just from a video. Luckily, she wasn't too tired from her first try and was willing to show Daddy what she had taught herself.... he called them "Bunny Hop's".

The Up and At-uhm's

Tom Petty's song Learning To Fly has been stuck in my head for the last few days.

I've been watching Vada work hard at lifting her little body up and off of the floor and I feel as if she is learning to fly.

Brilliantly she brings her knees up and in for support and then from exhaustion she falls back down onto her belly and gives a small cry of defeat.

Never fully giving up she gets back up and tries again.

Hitting milestones has been a slower process for Vada and because of those set backs I have learned to appreciate the work that our children (those who face obstacles and those who don't) have to do from the very beginning. Vada doesn't know that she has to work twice as hard as her sisters had to, she just does it.

Each time that she does something new I celebrate, I thank God and I rejoice!  Today, I celebrate the up and at-uhms of learning to crawl!