As of June 1 Megan has stopped crawling and is walking 99% of the time. She is still unsteady at times, but she can move quickly when she wants to. She also started waving on Friday (June 2). Today she saw the stairs in the basement and knew just how to climb up them. She’s going to be a monkey-girl just like Lauren!
The pool re-opened on Friday and we’ve made a visit every day since. Megan loves the water, even getting dunked. Lauren took a few days getting her sea legs back (she had developed a phobia about getting her face wet), but now she’s making progress toward becoming a terrific swimmer. Today her favorite game was fetching some dive rings at the bottom of the pool. With a big shove from dad she makes it to the bottom (around 4.5 feet) then grabs the ring, pushes off, and kicks her way back up (mostly).
Megan’s really coming along with the walking. She can walk about 10 steps if she really tries, but mostly its two or three at a time. She has started trying to walk on her own when she’s playing by herself. Here’s a video of her walking:
Lauren had her ballet recital on Tuesday. It was very cute. She really liked having her hair done up special and wearing the crown and special clothes. Here are some videos of the recital too!
Here’s an old video of Lauren, the cleaning woman: