Learning

Jo is not always walking yet, but she stands up a lot and takes steps. She even walked across the kitchen tonight. I guess once she is walking I can put her in some of the longer 12 month dresses we have. Right now if she wears a longer dress she ends of crawling on the hem and gets really frustrated because she can't stand up because her feet are on the dress.
However, her brothers don't quite get the idea that she is not really steady yet when she is standing. It's kind of funny because you can watch her make adjustments to her balance while she is standing...she throws her little tummy out or pulls it in to adjust. The boys bump into her and knock her over all the time. She does seem to be motivated by their running around however. We have a lovely running circle in the house (den, hallway, living room/dining room, kitchen, den, hallway, living room/dining room, kitchen, den.....) They boys take off around it and Jo wants to go with them. They run up and play with daddy and she wants to be right there in the mix.
She has also started really copying the sounds that she hears. I was driving a few days ago and I took a turn quickly so Doug said "whoa, whooooa, whoooooa." Then, from the middle seats where Jo sits I hear "whoa, whoa, whoa." Doug gave her a goodnight kiss last night and sort of smacked his lips when he gave the kiss. So then Jo started smacking her lips. I have a feeling she is going to keep all of us on our toes.