Babbling Bowen!

As Bowen's Mom, I am in the unique and very lucky position to witness all the new things she is doing and discovering on a daily basis. Sometimes those things are pretty small and fairly simple - like banging two toys together for the first time (I still get excited, though!). And then, sometimes those things are huge and you'd be blind or in this particular case, DEAF, not to recognize them. Well, this has been a big week for Bowen in that "recognizable" category! She started babbling on Tuesday, March, 23rd and said her first clear "DaDa" on Thursday the 25th! So, these are big days in the Todd household and we are just so amazed by her sudden ability and need to babble. In addition, she's started to get a lot more mobile this week - scooting (mostly backwards) and attempting to get onto all fours. It won't be long before she's crawling and I guess that means I should finally get a move on that dreaded baby proofing. In the midst of all of this, Bowen hasn't been well either! She's had a couple colds in the past, but this was different, as she got sick 4 times between Friday and Sunday (yikes!) and was eating/drinking much less than usual. Poor thing! She has been a trooper, though, and seems to be doing better today, so let's hope this bug is on it's way out!! Check out the video below where I captured a lot of babbling and her official first word! If you're curious, that's pear in her mouth. Tell me if this isn't just an absolute crack up!!

Now that she's got "DaDa" down, it's time to work on "MaMa"!