Saturday, October 22 (day 114/365)

Today we had a big day!  In the morning Phoebe and Daddy had swimming, and I went for a run.  When we were all done with our athletic endeavors, we ran errands.  Phoebe was super excited because we went to Costco - she loves a trip to Costco.  In the evening we went to an engagement party at Sathya's house for our friends Leslie and Scott!  I don't know if I've mentioned it lately, but we have the best friends ever.  The engagement party started at 4:30 in the afternoon and was at a house rather than a bar, specifically so that Miss Phoebe could attend.  Our friends are all so great with Phoebe!  And she, in turn, eats up the attention - she was all smiles and giggles and high fives (despite the preceding weeks of poor sleep and baby tragicness).  At the party she also officially became a walker - she was toddling all over the place.  For the last month or so Phoebe's been surfing along walls and taking a few steps here or there, but at the party she stood up and motored across the room ... multiple times.  That is one thing about our little munchkin, she knows how to work an audience.  The one "person" Phoebe took a while to warm up to was Sathya's dog Darwin.  Darwin is very good with Phoebe (other than occasionally getting a little over-zealous with the kisses) and is actually very gentle for a big dog.  At the beginning of the night, Phoebe wasn't too sure about dog, but by the end of the night they were buddies.