Walkathon (12/07)

When Hannah (or any child for that matter) started walking, it was both a blessing and a curse. The blessing was that it was yet another amazing step in her development, and with her ability to walk, we had some new found freedom to go out and do things that were previously challenging. The curse, however, is that Hannah always wanted to walk. She didn't want to be carried, and she certainly didn't want to be in her stroller. She wanted to explore her new world on foot. She didn't completely stop letting us carry her, but the only way we could appease her was to put her on my shoulders. And I'm sure you can imagine the challenge of letting your toddler walk around the mall or other busy place. Regardless of these challenges, we were very proud of Hannah when she started walking. She was now a full-fledged toddler.