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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

    I've created a map that shows links to our camping/hiking/general family fun review posts that you can find here. It's pretty much the coolest thing on this site. Thanks, Google!

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Ellie walks everywhere now.  I don’t think she crawled at all yesterday, and if she did it was just for the tiniest distance.  That period between first steps and truly walking is so interesting to me—I can’t remember how long it lasted for Will, so I wanted to note it for Ellie.  It’s hard to pinpoint the day when they stop crawling, since it’s so gradually phased out, but I think it’s safe to call Ellie a true toddler today.  Unsure, unsteady, reaching out for wall or furniture support when needed, but walking on two feet.