We have a walker!

Audrey has finally decided that she can walk. I guess she just didn't want to fail, because she's really doing a great job! She's not very wobbly, can stop/start, and can even stop and pick things up and go right back to walking. I never thought it would take her 17 months. . . but at least we made it for the summer!

Conner is spending the week with Weyla Kate (and would probably spend the whole summer, by the sounds of it!) so it's pretty quiet around here. After my softball game last night (we're now 5 - 0!), Eric and I went back to Marge & Doug's - they'd kept Aud during the game. We hung out for a little while and didn't get home until after 10, so it was a late bedtime for the little one! She actually woke up around midnight crying and didn't want to lay back down, so I brought her downstairs. She fell asleep on me on the couch while I watched the Bachelorette until around 2:00, and we didn't roll out of bed this morning until after 9:30. So now today is totally messed up. She just went down for her "morning" nap at 11:15, and I'm thinking that lunch won't be until 1:30 or so! What a weird day.

This video is one that I just took while we were playing. What she's whistling with is a little fire hydrant that goes with one of Conner's car sets. Audrey discovered a while ago that she can use it to make noise. It's very funny to hear.

She's finally starting to try some words out... Yesterday, I heard "ree" and pointing at a tree. My friend Cheryl (who watched Audrey during my dentist appointment yesterday) swore she said "poop". Aud was also trying out "banana" - didn't quite get there, but it was something like "lah-na-na".