Getting sturdier all the time

In the last week and a half, Lynsey has been getting sturdier on her feet every day. Just yesterday it seemed like she was choosing to walk everywhere instead of crawling! She still doesn't know how to stand up in the middle of a room, but she now walks away from furniture quite regularly, whereas at the beginning she would only walk when you put her in the middle of a room. I don't know when she'll be considered to be "walking well" because she still crawls most of the time, but her eleven month birthday is in a week and based on her progress so far, I will guess that by then she will be. I guess we'll have to wait and see!

We switched her out of her infant carseat last week. She is still rear-facing, but we're making a trip to La Crete after Thanksgiving and I think I will defy the law and forward-face her for the trip. She'll be so close to a year that I can justify it - I really don't want to make such a long drive at this point in her life with her facing backwards! What a nightmare! I'm looking forward to going home and spending some time with family, allowing them to get to know Lynsey a bit better. I made a decision when Lynsey was born that she would not grow up thinking of her family in La Crete as strangers. So, although the drive will be long with an eleven month old, I believe it will be worth it:).