Healthy and Independent

So I've said this before, but now I really mean it: the sickness cloud has finally lifted. For the first time in many weeks, I think all three humans and all three felines are actually healthy. Whew!

Anyway...

So Rachael is cruising around the house now. She'll walk herself around tables, along the fireplace, the sofa...but her favorite thing is to grab mom or dad's hands and walk all around the house. She just giggles while she's walking...maybe because walking, even if assisted, allows her such freedom to explore. She crawls when necessary, but she definitely prefers to be upright. I suspect it won't be long before she's toddling around on her own two feet, unassisted. Luckily we have the house fairly baby-proofed by this point. We still try to barricade her into the room we're in so we can keep an eye on her, but she's quick to find means of escape into other rooms. We've come to recognize this one giggle of hers that ONLY means on thing: "I'm OUTTA here!!"

Here's a pic of our girl on the go.