"All By Yourself."

This has become Miriam's favorite phrase as of late. And, of course, yourself means myself. We're still working on those pronouns. The things Miriam insists on doing by herself include: climbing into her car seat, walking anywhere from point a to b (no more of us holding her for any reason), putting the potty seat onto the potty, getting toys out, going to her seat at the table, and the list goes on... There are times when we have both become frustrated at this new-found independence (seeing as we could accomplish the task in at least half the time), but it is so neat to see her discover that she is her own person that can do things "all by yourself."