The state of our little family, in the style of Time Magazine’s Milestones section. Just because.

Goofy: Pooky’s poses when she sees the camera pointed at her. I don’t know how, but she seems to know what the camera is for, and she loves to ham it up.

Trying to be vigilant: May and I, as Pooky has become not only mobile, but fast-moving. We can’t take our eyes off of her for a second without her finding some kind of trouble to get into.

Pulling herself up: Pooky, using anything she can find. We have to be careful, though, as she hasn’t fully figured out how to sit herself back down gracefully.

Stressed: The whole extended family, after our carefully selected daycare provider backed out on us the day before Pooky was supposed to start. As if May going back to work and leaving Pooky for an extended period for the first time wasn’t anxiety-inducing enough, now we have to start all over in our search for day care. Meanwhile, Grandma and Aunties are suddenly on baby patrol between going to work and going to school. Bad times.