Accolades for Adelaide

So Addie's first steps on her own were March 8th at Chris and Cindy's house. Though we were very proud of her efforts that evening, we decided to wait to count her as a walker until she could do the following:

1. Stand and be sturdy without holding on to anything else.
2. Initiate her own steps from standing position.
3. Consistently take 3 or more steps at a time.

She still leans a bit when she gets to her destination, but other than that, I think her walking skills finally meet our previously-defined requirements to be considered "real steps". That being said, here's Addie in action:

Addie's a big Led Zeppelin fan and she asked if I wouldn't mind adding "Immigrant Song" to her walking video. I've got to appease my sweet Addie, so I put in some extra time to make her video sufficiently hardcore.

You can click on the "expand" option in the lower right-hand side to see it full screen. If your connection won't support the fatty HD version, I posted a lower-quality version here.

Then here's another video; this one's of addie playing peekaboo. This isn't nearly as big of an accomplishment as walking, but it sure is cute!