we have ourselves a WALKER.

not a walker as in the thing people use to well, walk, when they struggle to do so on their own. but a walker, as in a person who can walk.

she's been talking 3 or 4 steps max for the past week or so. but then, this weekend she's really been stepping it up...literally. i think she may have been waiting for an audience/she wanted to walk before Sara was gone for the next month. Olive started walking on the counter for an extended period of time. and i was in the shower. needless to say, i was a little bugged at first someone didn't push her over. because i'm literally with her all the time and she can't do big, momentous stuff like this when i'm not around. like, seriously? THIS IS WHY I DON'T SHOWER. i vow to never shower again. because she decides to do cool stuff in the 10 minutes of her WHOLE LIFE that i'm not with her.

but enough about me, Olive is a boss. she is a genius. and she is the cutest. so. there's that. and she started walking at 9 months. this...is her story.

you can hear her saying apple several times in the video. she is also wearing apples on her shirt. so she created her own theme/motivation and it's pretty great. also, look at those cute little legs. she's still a few days/weeks from making walking her default mode of transportation...but i'd say this is a step in the right direction. hehehe all the puns.