Chapter 6: First Steps & First Words
I awoke to the sun shining bright in our bedroom window. Today marked 9 months of living for Jocelyn. Refreshed, I got out of bed and tiptoed into Jocelyn's room. She was awake and playing with her toys that I had put into the crib. "Good morning, baby girl! Do you want to go see daddy?" I asked her as I picked her up and walked out of the room. Joe was watching sports. He clicked off the TV and took Jocelyn from me. "How's my baby girl?" he asked her. She smiled. He set her down and she pulled herself up using the couch arm. "Good job sweetie! Can you walk to mama?" I asked her, kneeling to her level. She took a few wobbly steps to me and I picked her up. "Good job!" Joe said. I got the video camera out and set Jocelyn back on her feet. "Do it one more time, sweetie! I'll give you a cookie!" I encouraged her. "Yay, cookie!" she said. I looked at Joe. "Wow, two milestones in one day." I said as Jocelyn walked more steadily to me and I handed her a cookie. Now, I knew. My baby girl was growing up!