MORE THINGS ACCOMPLISHED!!

On the 17th, Elysa began saying what sounds like "HI" while holding toys to her ear. She also waves at anything and anybody, both hello and goodbye, even when she hears it said by a toy or on TV. We've been working on lots of other words with her, both in Mandarin and English, as well as the Baby Signs. She REALLY watches your mouth, and then tries to mimic the syllables. It's fascinating to watch.

On the 21st, Elysa finally REALLY crawled , with some help from her cousin Tracy. She's been wanting and trying to stand up, while holding on to things, constantly since then. She will crawl well, but only when she really wants to get at something...



On the 23rd, she began to hold her own bottle. She's been drinking from a sippy cup for awhile now, so the bottle was the only time she really didn't want to hold or feed self....



On the 24th, we went to walk at the Lake and the swing set was finally open for us to play on...



And this is just the best Father's Day picture...