Ariella Weighs...

22.4lbs! And, how do I know this? I weighed her on the scale at the veterinarian office when we took our dogs last night for their yearly appointments! Tyree gave me a look like I was crazy when I said I should weigh her and said something like, "should you be doing that?" But, the tech chimed right in that it was totally fine. :-)

Ariella was a total charmer, and had all the techs and even the vet fawning over her. When we were waiting to pay, Ariella kept looking at this big cream-colored cat laying on the counter. She started babbling, and they were all convinced she was saying "kitty!" over and over. (In reality she was just saying "gee gee gee gee", but still I'm thrilled she's actually really babbling more. She's also started doing "duh duh duh duh" and "dee dee dee", etc.) But, I just went with it. Who knows? Maybe she really was referring to the cat.

She's been babbling a little bit, but lately she's the little chatterbox, so that's made me really happy. It's fun hearing her "talk" rather than screaming or just lots of "aahhs" or "eat", "ate". I'm glad she's doing the consonant first now. She really is starting to progress quickly. Just this weekend she stood without holding onto anything in her pack and play for 1-2 seconds, and she took a full step from one side to the cati-corner side.

Our poor dogs, though. They're never the center of attention anymore. Oh well. I guess that happens when you have a baby. :-)