Essie has been a busy little girl

The past 2 weeks have been very busy for Essie - not just the regular everyday stuff, but with milestones.

Of course, you all know we finalized the adoption, which was HUGE. But, she also learned to sit up on her own. She can sit for long periods of time now without falling over :) She has a little seat where she sits in the big bathtub now, so she has lots of water to play with - and bubbles!!!

Essie also started holding her bottle by herself - like all kids she needs a little prodding to do it. After all, why should she hold it when whoever is feeding her can do it just as easily? She has also been enjoying sweet potatoes. She still isn't so fond of carrots, so we had to find a vegetable she would eat!

This past Saturday, her first tooth popped through! It's a sharp little thing - I know this because she likes to bite my finger! **TMI Alert** If I were breastfeeding, this is when we would stop!!!

And, finally, she is crawling everywhere! Tonight, it was like she was part of a relay race. She moves all around the room touching one thing, then moving on to the next. After tagging everything in the living room and kitchen - including the dogs (she goes after the cats, but they run from her....), we went upstairs to get ready for her bath. In her room, she tagged her dresser, then her bath towel, then her pajamas, then her laundry hamper, then her changing table, back to the dresser, over to her diapers.....

Yep, she's a busy little girl!