Standing Tall

This morning, I heard Tessa in the monitor around 5:30, as usual. I waited a few minutes before going in to get her, like I always do. I could hear her talking to herself in her bed, which I think is fun and really cute. By the time I got into her room, I opened the door and saw her standing up in her bed hanging on the edge of her crib! I could totally read the expression on her face, it was say, "Hey Mom! Look at me! I'm way up here!" She was so happy with herself. While it was sweet that she was able to do that, I saw that she was also chewing on the edge of her crib; she had little teeny paint chips all over her face. That incident prompted me to get to Babies R Us today and buy a crib rail teether. Hopefully, that won't happen again. Later on in the morning, she pulled herself up the ottoman for the first time, and again, I could totally read her mind by the expression on her face, it said, "So that's where you keep the remote!" As she grabbed it and fell back down to the floor. She now has a whole new view of the world. I love to see how she grows and changes every day.