Stand Up! Sit Down! Fight, Fight, Fight!

No, this isn't about football. Sorry, folks. Although, we did take Eva to her first football game (high school) a couple of weeks ago. She enjoyed every minute of it. Probably because there was so much to look at and she could be as loud as she wanted since everyone else was screaming. :P 

But this post is about a big first that Eva did this past Saturday morning when she ........ sat up on her very own! We went to Kyle's parents' house in Ely, NV (pronounced "E-lee", btw) this weekend, which is why we were able to witness this fun milestone (and cheer her on). Next to the bed is a crib, so we opened our sleepy eyes Saturday morning when Eva started cooing and babbling. (ok, so maybe it wasn't as soon as she woke up because let's face it, she woke up way too early. for our liking anyway.) We watched her as she did her latest favorite pose -- downward dog -- no joke, she loves doing this. no idea why. But it was key to her next move. As she started coming down from dw-dog, she got her legs under her bum and ta da! She was sitting up! It was so much fun to be able to see her do this! We cheered for her, and she smiled at us with the what's-the-big-deal look. Then she was excited that we were finally awake, so she crawled to the side of the crib, sat up again, and proceeded to try to stand up holding on to the rail.

She wasn't quite as successful the very first time to stand up all the way. I think the reason was mostly because she was frustrated that we were just lying in bed watching her rather than coming to pick her up. But she kept trying. She eventually got it! Which means today's project will need to be lowering the bed portion of her crib here at home. 

And the fighting part of the title, you might ask? Well, there really isn't any fighting. Unless you count the struggle of holding her while she pushes away so that she can walk. Bending over to hold her hands as she walks can only go so far. Maybe we can teach G how to walk with her....... ha. wishful thinking. 

p.s. sorry there are no pictures of her doing this yet. i first need to find the battery charger for my camera. anyone have any idea where the charger might be???