Walking

Oh yes, how could I forget to mention Ella is walking now...I guess when you get so far behind, it is just whatever comes to your mind and when.  Ella had been close to walking for a while, but the little independent girl she is, she didn't want help at all, holding her hand for quite some time, then she decided it wasn't so bad.  She took her first steps all alone from one place to the other on ________________   (I have to add later, Georg has it written in his journal, yes so the secret is out, he is way better than I am about that.)

She is now back to NOT wanting to hold anyone's hand most of the time,  NOT sitting in a stroller, or being held...  My, my, the little attitude she inherited...what are we to do?  The cute little girl wandered around Cologne, (Koln) much on her own, getting cute looks from many, thank goodness most of it is pedestrian zone and we could let her explore her independence a bit, though she kept turning around going in circles and trying our patience.   She can sure throw a fit when she doesn't get her way and it doesn't matter how many are watching.  I know I wasn't like this so young :)

She even had a bad fall, I thought for sure she broker her nose, but it seemed fine.  She threw a fit and bonked her face on the concrete wall outside her room on the balcony, believe me it looked worse than this and we even went to visit a little boy in the hospital after that, I felt so bad.... It still shows a little yellow bruise but other than that all is fine.