"Communication with your 13-month-old is getting more sophisticated all the time. "

I read this quote, taken from babycenter.com, right after I had just spent about five minutes repeating bldah, bldah, bldah (imagine running your tongue on your bottom teeth/lip while trying to say lalala) back and forth with Hazel.

Hazel walking

first steps

Hazel took her first steps (more than one) on Friday night! She had taken a few, unintentional, steps on her birthday. But these were intentional unbalanced, but so cute! The pictures aren't the best, but they give you an idea of her wobbliness--she is very impressed with herself. She gives herself a round of applause after she careens into one of our arms.