Wow, what a day!

This morning after breakfast we played outside and Megan rode in her cozy coupe car.  She enjoyed herself and didn't really want to get out but was okay with it because we were going to the park.

After we got back from the park I started working with Megan in the living room.  We have a large balance ball in between the coffee table and our love seat and the kids have a desk just beside the love seat.  After getting Megan to round the corner of the table I got her to cruise over to the ball and then to transition across the ball and turn 90 degrees to get to the desk.  Then she climbed onto the seat and put her legs under (I helped her stabilize while she did this part).  I let her sit and read the book I was using to entice her and then I put it back up on the ball.  Completely by herself she got her legs out from under the desk, swung her feet around and stood up using the side of the ball; and eventually made her way back to the table.  I was so impressed and proud of her.

This afternoon I was working with her again to get her to stand up from the bench without using her hands.  This is the step before she will start walking and feel safe/stable to just stand by herself in the middle of the room.  I have been working with her for a few days on this and even though I know she is strong enough to do it so doesn't know that so she won't try if she can't grab something.  Well, she stood up 4 or 5 times before she touched me - she was leaning forward to grab me but I was too far away and she got all the way up before she reached me; and then 1 time she stood straight up without touching.  This was so very exciting to watch.

A few minutes later Will came in the room and we tried to get her to take some steps between us without holding on.  She moved toward him one time and took half a step before she grabbed his hand.

Tonight before dinner we took Megan outside to play in the front yard.  I put the blanket down and Will laid on it beside her and they played for a few minutes.  She kept pointing toward the garage and asking for something, I knew she wanted her little coupe so I said "show mommy what you want".  I took her stands, she stood up and she walked me across the lawn, the driveway and into the garage.  She was walking in front of me and directing me where to go - I didn't lead her at all.  And then she stood up several times inside the car which was great.

Tonight after bath we put both kids in Megan's bed.  Sam crawled and stood up at her bed and tried to get in and so I put him in.  Megan was in Will's arms and tried to dive out of them to get into her bed with Sam.  The two of them played in her bed until time for bed, in fact Megan never got out of bed again.  They had a blast and Megan stood up multiple times because Sam was and also so that she could get to one of us to play.