waking up sweet: Into Everything

Not surprisingly, Bowen is so curious about the world around her right now. Everything is an exploration and a discovery. For Stewart and me it's the amazing adventure of seeing everything new through her eyes - and it couldn't be more fun! Even a pigeon or "bur-dee" as she calls them are now the source of much excitement. She loves to chase them around the playground. She's been walking confidently now for about 3 weeks and that means that she's all that much faster and TALLER so things that used to be out of reach are now perfectly attainable! It's amazing what she can get into in a very short period of time. Bowen's favorite place BY FAR is our open pantry. I'm not sure who ever thought that would be a good idea!! Our spice rack is constantly being unloaded and coffee grounds dropped to the floor. It's a job in itself just to keep her out of there. Of course, this is not a surprise. Just ask anyone with a baby her age, and they will inevitable say "they're into everything" or "you can't let them out of your sight"! Well, that's exactly the stage we're in. Recently she loves to pick up a book and walk from room to room just blabbering to herself like she's reading it. Adorable because it's like she really knows exactly what she's saying (although I don't!). Another thing she's just figured out is standing up and putting her head on the ground (a modified "downward dog") to go "upside down" - endless fascination. And then the clapping. She's SO into clapping right now and will do it on command for even the littlest bit of praise! She's very proud of herself and we think it's very cute. There's no containing her now and when we're in the flat we spend the majority of our time walking from room to room "finding" new play things - the adult items by far the most interesting. She has become insistent about the remote control and really does not like when it's taken away. And since she successfully popped a key off the old laptop, the new one is strictly off limits - which is extremely difficult to enforce while Skyping!! She's also become really social and willingly walks up to people in the park, adults and children alike to engage with them. She will smile at someone until they'll look at her and smile back - getting the biggest satisfaction from the attention. She's a very sweet, outgoing and affectionate little girl and we are loving watching her grow, change and learn.

Enjoy these recent photos... many more to come! xo