Aleigha's First Steps

This week has been a pretty mundane...yet pretty exciting week. We haven't had any great adventures, or seen any great sites....but even more exciting then that...Aleigha took her first steps this week!!!! (which I am sure is a great adventure in her mind). It was last Saturday night, Aug 9. Chris and I were watching a movie, and she was standing up along the couch when she decided that her stand up toy wasn't too far away. She made the great feat and went for it. She made one complete step (one step w/ each leg) before I screamed in excitement. She then quickly fell to the ground and looked at me like I was a crazy women. It's times like this I'm glad Chris insists on watching movies with the light on. Since then she has taken a step here and there, but still is mostly crawling. Other then the walking adventure, our week has been pretty mundane. The weather has gotten a little cooler the past week or two so Aleigha and I haven't been going swimming. We've been mostly staying at home cleaning and getting for school. We have visited with friends and family this week so that has been a lot of fun. Aleigha has been sick though the last 2 days. Mainly with just a fever and not wanting to eat anything. We have been able to control the fever with ibuprofen and Tylenol, but we haven't been able to increase her appetite much. She's pretty cranky and clingy when her fever is high, but once the medicine kicks in then she is ready to play. She has been nursing more (I'm glad I still nurse so I don't feel too bad that she's not getting any solids). After talking to others, I have learned that it is a bug going around. Poor baby. It breaks my heart to see her sick or sad. I'm just thankful that most of it has been controllable...I know it could be a lot worse. Chris is still working at North Bend but the job comes to an end here in a few weeks. So he will be looking else where...he has a few places in mind. North Bend has been a great job though. We've been able to swim and camp for free. And he likes the environment. They are pretty good with scheduling him around his job at the floor shop (he works there 1 or 2 days a week). He has been kept pretty busy, but we always get a few hours a day that the 3 of us can just hang out, play, and relax together...and that's really important to me. Anyways...to sum things up...things are going well for us. We are really happy with how things are going right now in our lives. I posted a cute video of Aleigha "doing laundry." It's so cute how she is starting to mimic the things she sees others do now...watch as she tries to put the socks together. She knows the concept of putting on her shoes...I watched her yesterday trying to get her shoe on her foot...it was pretty cute. She also knows how to brush her hair and how to hold the phone. I know that I have a pretty smart daughter. She has and continues to bring us much joy. Enjoy the video.