How is it June already???

June has begun and I can hardly believe it! Our recent excitement is that we'll be moving soon - yes, it was something of a surprise to us, too - and despite the moving-associated headaches and our sadness at leaving our current place, it will be exciting once we've moved. We found a place with another bedroom walking distance from where we live now - just what we were hoping for! It was something of a whirlwind - we saw the listing on Sunday or Monday, viewed the place Tuesday, signed the lease the day after that. Whoa! At least they didn't need us to move in right away - that would have been a bit too crazy.

Aside from collecting moving boxes, I've been chasing after Laurna, per usual - she's getting increasingly opinionated and is definitely asserting her independence, as expected, which can result in impatience and hissy-fit-throwing when she doesn't get her way immediately. All part of the territory, but being annoyed with her is taking some getting used to! Overall she's still loads of fun, and despite the trying moments it's so interesting to watch her exploring her world.

She hasn't expanded her vocabulary too much yet, though (somewhat hilariously) she identifies bananas as "na" or "na-na" while all other fruits are "apple." If you try to tell her the actual name of the fruit, she says "ap-ple" back to you as if you're a bit dim. Ha!

She's still not walking on her own yet, and will not be rushed - if we try to get her to walk to us, she just continues to reach out her hands for support, or eventually gives up and crawls. Take that, mom and dad!

I have managed to post some more pictures (from December 09, ha!) - my uploader appears to be working again, so hopefully January will be soon to follow! (A girl can dream, right?)