Whoever coined the phrase "time flies when you are having fun" clearly must have been a parent. Shaina is a really happy and easy baby - she sleeps approximately 12 hours a night, she loves to try new foods (from hamburger and french fries to barbecue chicken to pizza to squash and strawberries), and she loves to explore the world from the perspective of an infant. And Shaina also loves to verbalize, whether by growling at the dog, asking for her "baba" (bottle), or saying mama/dada (to no one in particular, but that is beside the point).
Walking still seems a ways away, but Shaina is not afraid to hold on with one hand or to "scoot" along the couch, a table, or even our wall of cabinets in the basement.
This next month will be a bonus, as Shaina already has brought us more than a year's worth of joy!
