Vera took her first official steps today. First two steps, then four, then seven and finally twelve. All within the span of a minute or two..while Mike and I crouched on either side of her. Truth be told, I think she was walking towards Sabine more than either of us. She loves that dog like crazy.

She still prefers to crawl because it's well..easier and faster and no doubt safer. Still..she's officially capable of walking. I caught her doing it a couple times throughout the day and each time she'd look over at me with raised eyebrows and a huge smile, like "Yeah..that's right, I do this now." With this huge accomplishment, combined with the sad reality that I haven't managed to even crack her beautiful baby book, i thought maybe we'd try the blogging medium. This way I can note how fantastic she is, and post a bunch of pictures and you guys can just tune in when you want a little dose of her adorableness.

We have the best family and friends in all the world. Thank you so much for supporting us over these past ten months since she's arrived on the scene. We have had the most fun! So ..we'll try to track the fun a bit here on this blog. I mean, all the cool kids are doing it...right?