Walking, Story Telling, Cuddling, Sharing

A couple of days ago (on the 12th), Daddy noticed that Delenn could
stand on her own for up to 10 seconds before losing her balance (and
needing his hand again). Meanwhile, Mommy's been having Delenn stand at
the train table (or the equivalent) without holding on to her and
without letting Delenn hold on to her hand (though being there in case
she lets go or falls).

Yesterday, Mom and Dad both encouraged Delenn to walk by holding just
one hand. She did really well, though was definitely looking for that
other hand to grasp. Today, though, Delenn seemed fairly confident
walking with just one hand. We also introduced a walker toy to her --
and she understood that she needed to hold on for balance. Mommy still
didn't trust her not to let go, but hopefully Delenn will be able to use
the walker on her own soon (with Mommy or Daddy there in case she
forgets what she's doing).

Logan's stories are becoming more elaborate. He makes up his own
stories while he plays. For example, he might explain that someone
needs to be rescued because they were in a car accident. Then he'll
bring all of his fire trucks, ambulances and police cars to the scene
and take the person to the hospital to be checked out. He also includes
Delenn in many of his games. "Delenn, you be this race car," he'll say
and will hand her a small car to hold.

Delenn has become attached to a small fuzzy 'night night bear.' Mommy
hands it to her when she nurses and the bear has become a source of
amusement. The bear will also try to nurse, nuzzles her face and so
forth (a ploy to keep Delenn a bit more awake so she'll have to go to
sleep on her own). This evening, Delenn kept dropping the bear down on
the floor, popping off, sitting up and giggling as Mommy reached down
and fetched it for her. Then she'd settle back down to nurse again. She
did this about a half dozen times, giggling the entire time.

Logan is a bit jealous of Delenn's bear and often asks to hold it or
play with it. Since the answer is always 'No,' he has taken to cuddling
his blue puppy again. He has always had the puppy, but was only mildly
attached. In fact, as an infant and toddler, Logan was never overly
attached to anything except for his ambulance.

And on that note, we really have to watch Logan to make sure he doesn't
snatch from Delenn. If she's particularly interested in something, you
can bet that Logan just HAS to have it to play with. We spend a lot of
time saying, "don't be like Swiper (on Dora the Explorer), no swiping."
Delenn makes it known, though, that she wants the toy back.