Love, Life and Appreciation

May took her first steps earlier today. She was walking, WALKING to her grandfather. My dad said "Come here," and she was let go of the piece of furniture she was holding onto and without any assistance, took two steps toward him. I still can't believe it. She fell forward afterward and then reached out her hand and he lifted her up.

I was sitting on the couch and from my view I saw she was walking but I thought she was holding onto the chair that was close by. My dad said "No, she was walking," and then I remembered that she held both hand out in front of her. I should have recorded it. I know there will be many more recordable moments though. I got so emotional and teary eyed. May will be 14 months old on Thursday. She is definitely gain more confidence. My mom noticed that even when she holds onto the furniture, she walks more with one foot in front of the other. It's only a matter of time before she is fully walking. It was such an amazing moment. I wish Rex was here to see it. He misses her so much and we miss him. We hope to see him soon. Maybe she'll be walking into his arms :-)

For this week's Friday Find, I wanted to talk about a subscription service called Silly Rhino. The service features 7 eco-friendly and natural products for children ages 0 to 4. If you've been following my blog, you'll know I'm into subscription services. I found out about this service through My Subscription Addition.

I liked what the company had sent Liz, the author of My Subscription Addition. Her box was geared for four year olds and she received items like building blocks, heart shaped cutters and a framed Winnie the Pooh quote. I try to find more eco-friendly products especially for May and this seems like a very nice discovery service. The cost for a one month subscription is $35.99, three months is $34.99 and six months is $33.99. All options feature free shipping. With that prices I'll have to put this service on the back burner but I'll keep checking in to see what they offer.

To learn more about Silly Rhino, check out their join page.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post.

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial.

For the past few days now, May has been gaining more and more confidence to stand on her own. I can never seem to get my phone out when she is standing on her own, but each time she appears to stand longer and longer.

When she stands, she likes to clap and I try to get her to take a few steps but when she goes to sit back down. My mom got her a V-Tech walker and May has been using the walker more. It's so cute seeing her push the walker around. I'm sure she'll be walking by herself in the new few months. I know she's going to walk on her own time. She still likes to walk around holding onto a hand or onto the furniture. I know that's another chapter when she masters walking. She mastered crawling and she crawls so fast. I'm sure when she walks, she'll be running not to far afterward.

May loves hearing her daddy's voice on the phone. Rex and I talk regularly on the phone and through text. He started a part-time job in Maryland recently, he's still looking for more full-time. I'm still looking for more full-time too. We both put in applications at so many places, and I've gone to about three temp agencies. We're keeping close while we are apart and really looking at our options. Ultimately we both know we all want to live in Maryland, we definitely more want to get things back to the way they were. To get more on our feet, but we also know, it won't happen overnight. Things financial have gone from bad to worse, but we know that at the end of the tunnel, there is a light.

I'm so thankful that we have places to stay, even though we are apart for the time being. I'm happy too that I can help my parents around the house, though I can't contribute much at all financially. They told Rex and I that they struggled when they first started out and Rex and I know this arrangement isn't permanent. We'll all be standing tall because when life kicks you down, you have to get right back up and keep going.