Jenna took her first step!

Yesterday, after I got to the sitter's house to pick up Jenna we went upstairs to meet the new baby, Regina Lynn. One of the daughters of our sitter had her first child on Friday and I really wanted to meet this new baby. While we were upstairs, Jenna took her first step on the rug coming towards me. She, of course, fell down while trying to take her second step, but at least she did get that first one in with me watching! I was so proud.
The baby Regina is adorable. She has a lot of dark hair on her head and a cute little grin, which I got to see while I was holding her. Jenna and I gave her a little gift of some new clothes and then even brought over some preemie clothes the next day.
Last night after we got home, Jenna and I went out to dinner with Tracy and her family. It was great to catch up on some of the goings on at my old job. Jenna was fussy as she usually is when we are in a restaurant. She wants so badly to get down on the floor and crawl around to see everything. After dinner, Drew and Annie got some candy from the front register. Jenna wanted some as soon as she saw them eating it. They gave her a little bite of taffy and sour straws, but that didn't stop her from wanting more. We really thought she would make a face after eating the sour straws. Anyways, Tracy came to the rescue. She had a dum-dum sucker in her purse (cream soda flavor) and she offered it to Jenna, who had never had a sucker before. She grabbed it and started sucking and chewing on it. It was too hard for her to bite through, thank goodness, so it lasted a little while. She also put her hands all over it, rubbed it on her cheek, and almost got it in her hair. But, it did keep her calm while Tracy and I kept talking.
Overall, it was a great time!
Also, I think tooth number 8 is coming through. Jenna was fussy Sunday, all day, and then again last night. When I can catch a glimpse inside her mouth I can see a white spot, but she doesn't let me look as much as she used to. Either way, she is definitely going to have a mouth full before she even turns 1 year old.
Jenna still loves being outside, and being with animals both at home and at the sitter. I can't imagine what we will do this winter. She is going to be miserable, if we can't go outside. Which won't be much of a picnic for me either.