Walking . . . with assistance

Brenna has discovered walking - as long as she has her little mower toy to push around. She's not quite stable enough to stand on her own let alone walk on her own. But, she's loved to stand at this toy for awhile now, but it was always too light to push around and walk - she would tip right over. Well, we decided to add a little weight to it to see what would happen and the 5 extra pounds helps! We stood her behind the mower and she took off! I wish we could put some video clips on the blog, but until that is a possibility, here are the still pictures of the event. Now, she loves to push that thing everywhere. If only she could figure out how to turn . . .
We are getting ready for her big surgery on Friday - 5/26 - when her cleft palate will be repaired at Phoenix Children's Hospital. She is attending "Grandpa Dave's daycare" this week so that she can be healthy and ready for the surgery. However - she still managed to get what her doctor thinks is roseola - a rash caused by a virus. She has little red dots all over her body - but the doctor thinks that it will not interfere with the surgery - which we were relieved to hear! Hopefully it'll be all better by the time Friday is here. Meanwhile, she is enjoying her time with Grandpa Dave and her mower.