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So, this has been a huge development week for Daphne. She is crawling, sitting up on her own (which makes her so PROUD) and she is trying so very very hard to stand up. She almost has it, but collapses before she can get all the way up to her feet. She can hold onto the couch and pull herself up to her knees. If Jack or I give her support she can pull herself all the way up. I don't know how I feel about all of this development.

I am working on making everything safe for Daphne's new roaming skills. I have put covers on the doorknobs to keep her out of the closets and plastic things in the outlets to keep her from electrocuting herself. I do have to wonder why I need to put a lock on the toilet. Maybe I will just put one of the doorknob covers on the bathroom door.

Jack is going to be home for a week at Thanksgiving and we are going to finalize all of the safety stuff. We are going to try to attach all of the big furniture to the walls. Jack is particularly sensitive about this because when he was a small child a bookcase fell over on him. He still has a scar on his forehead from the accident.

The one thing I am most resistant about is getting rid of my poisonous plants. I guess I am going to have to give some of them away or euthanize them. Very painful for me. They are my children. I have raised most of them from very small plants or seeds. (Silent weeping)