The Fullers

Happy Belated Memorial Day

Over the long holiday weekend, the Fullers took a nice trip to Knoxville to see our good friends, the Howells. They have a baby boy who is about four months younger than Virginia Anne and they had a blast playing together. Will has some very cool toys, including a play kitchen (but a manly one with a grill), a workbench, and a barn big enough for VA to stand up in. She was especially excited about a push walker in the shape of a truck. She practiced walking all over the house with that truck and we could really see the improvements she'd made in her balance after we got home. Virginia Anne will move books and toys from one side of the room to the other, even while carrying her treasured baby doll and/or cup/bottle.

Will and Virginia Anne even took their first trip to the pool together, although she wasn't brave enough to go in yet. The bathing suit, sunglasses and hat were mighty cute, though, if I do say so myself. On the way home, she figured out how to drink with a straw! The look on her face was priceless when that cold water hit her mouth. Playing with her friends who live down the street has become her favorite past-time and is evidence that her baby days are long over and we are now residents of toddler-hood.

Walking!

The time has come. Virginia Anne has taken the leap into full blown toddler-hood. She started walking on her own last night and it was a great Mother's Day present for Melanie. She's still very timid, but has the ability to walk across the room all by herself! We're very excited.

These days, we're working on getting rid of the bottles and are down to only two or three a day. The rest of the time, she drinks her milk out of a cup while eating in her high chair. She is loving eating what we eat and cannot get enough of vanilla yogurt. Licking the bowl is quite a sight. :)

She has a lot more hair now and has SIX TEETH! Her smile is so cute and she loves biting into things. Since the weather is nicer, we take walks in the stroller nearly every day and have started playing with a friend down the street a lot. Virginia Anne is very social and has a great time playing with Petey and other kids.

We spent Mother's Day having Granddad and Grandmary Fuller over for brunch and Virginia Anne was in heaven. It was a wonderful day for both Mama and Grandmary. Today, Gramma C Beauprez is coming to town for a 5 day visit. Both grandmothers in one week? Oh boy!