Well, Carly is a toddler. She isn't quite yet 1, but she is toddling around the house. She will still cruise the furniture or crawl on occasion, but she will also just stand herself up and toddle. I do believe at the moment she sees her three ways of moving like three different accessories for her outfits. She chooses the one she wants and swaps it out as she chooses. Gradually her days are starting to be filled more and more with toddling and less and less with crawling. Crawling is still a faster approach for her, so she resorts to it after toppling over from trying to toddle too quickly.
This new phase is a lot of fun, tonight she toddled slowly from the restaurant towards the car. However, this phase is also makes me feel sad. Carly will eventually start to want walk more than be carried, resulting in less and less closeness and cuddling.
Don't worry about missing out on the cuddles--that's why parents read books to their munchkins and insist that they sit on our laps :) Plus, she's still come running for a kiss and a cuddle whenever she gets a boo-boo.
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