Little Riv, the first time you walked by yourself was on Christmas Day, just two months after your first birthday.  You were sitting on my lap and your Dad was opening the little gifts in your Christmas stocking.  The first one was a cat puppet he had bought you (now known as “peek-a-boo kitten”) that popped in and out of a cone with a stick.  He popped it up and said “Peek-a-boo!”  You were so excited that you stood up and walked right over to Daddy to get the kitty — we were so excited that we just smiled and cried.