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Lila turned ten months old last week and our life has never been more full. Last month we celebrated Lila's first ceremonial milestone with her baptism, a blessed day made even more special as it was shared with family and dear friends. The walk down the church aisle carrying our little girl overflowed with joy and hope for her future. In her crisp white dress and every-present smile Lila was indeed angelic.
Every day is now filled with new discovery for Lila, enabled largely by her newly-acquired crawling prowess. Stuck in reverse for weeks she has now found forward-gear. Like a garden snake, she winds her way around a maze of furniture legs with the greatest of ease and when she gets stuck she simply takes a nap. Anything vertical is a climbing challenge to be conquered--I await the moment when I find nothing but her little feet sticking out of her toy basket. Our bed has become her gym with its vast terrain of pillow mountains and blanket valleys into which she dives with full-giggle. Whether it's watching her explore the texture of the screen door or be drawn into the temptation of the endless array of buttons underneath the television, a front row seat to Lila's explorations is a hot ticket.
So we are now engaged in a full court press of balancing the protection of Lila from harm while providing encouragement to extend her reach. Restaurant dining has become a sport in which we never seem to have enough hands, and cab rides have never seemed so fast or wild, but we would never dream of letting her miss the experience or the ride. So we pull the seat belts tight and never let her out of our site, which is not difficult, as watching Lila grow truly is the greatest show on earth.
