Walking into the New Year!

Today (New Year's Day), Janelle managed to walk unaided for at least 1 metre! She had previously only been able to walk 2 to 3 steps unaided before grabbing onto some form of support. But today she decided to be bold and just continued walking

I guess as parents, we are excited about this new development, yet fearful of what the 'future' holds now that she can explore previously untouched grounds! It means that more supervision is needed. But I guess each stage is a step of faith!

Some of Janelle's new developments:
- wave hello and call out to each stranger she meets (actually this is not exactly a new development considering that she's always been trying to get others' attention since young!)
- point to the ceiling (especially when you ask her "where is the light/fan?")
- say "NO" and "duck" (see, I was right about "no" being one of the first words babies speak!)
- spit out her food
- bark when she sees a dog or a picture of a dog