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Last night Eden walked to and from my parents' house unassisted and without falling. After I put her coat on her to go over there she wanted to go out and I said she could get started. I figured she'd get as far as the porch steps by the time I wrapped Lily in a blanket and walked out the door myself. Well, when I walked out the door I looked around and didn't see her! She was all the way over to their driveway, heading to their backdoor. I caught up with her at the door so I didn't touch her at all. I can't say for certain that she didn't fall at all on the way over b/c she was halfway there by the time I saw her and I couldn't quite figure out what she was telling me when I asked her if she fell. On the way home, she actually opened their front storm door and stepped down the step by herself. And she informed me in no uncertain terms that she did not want any help to go home. I suggested she walk in the grass rather than down the steps on the front walk since there's nothing to hold onto on the steps. She took the grass and crossed the driveway and up the hill between our two cars and all the way into our house without me touching her. I stood behind her going up the hill and she wobbled, but managed to regain her balance. She even opened the storm door, with Righty, and stepped though it. Amazing!

In other news from her check-up: Dr. Carlson thinks the tube in her L ear (the one that's most recently been infected) is laying in the ear canal (meaning, it's not functioning b/c it fell out of the eardrum). We go to the ENT on Monday so we'll find out for sure if it did and what to do about it. It was in place on Tuesday when we went to the doctor. Eden is 40 lbs and 40 inches tall. 50% for height and 90% for weight, which is consistent with a year ago. She's one solid kid b/c she's not "fat" in the least. Puppy came along to the doctor today. When asked what his name was she said "Jay dog".