Happiness and Joy................

shows on the face of my little darling as he crawls around, discovering things! A book....Ten Little Ladybugs, the one that Auntie Louise gave him when he was born. A basket of clothes....a wondrous thing, so many colors and textures to see and explore, uh oh, that basket isn't sturdy enough to use to stand up. Let's look over here, his boppy pillow....oh, so soft and comfy...I can just see him thinking, "I'll pause here for a second", then on to the next thing. Into the corner where his crib used to be, before we moved him downstairs. We have a comforter and a ring of pillows in there, because he was using the basket to stand up and it's a safer place to fall than most around here. There are toys in the corner, too. Maybe a book. He's so busy and delighted as he roams around. Sometimes chattering quietly to himself, sometimes just taking everything in. What a little sweetheart. :o)

Standing....

it's crazy. Every day he learns a new thing. Today, it is pulling himself up to standing by a laundry basket. He fell and conked his head twice, so I put pillows on the floor around it. He fell twice more and was just mad because he fell, not because he got hurt. I am not ready for him to be so big, and doing so much stuff. He has climbed me before and stood up that way, but this is different, more independent!! He likes to crawl to the bedroom door, that we have ajar so Kohl can get out if she needs to, and open it or close it. But it's dangerous, because the stairs are right there.

Crawling!

Yep, he finally started crawling. On October 15th, at Grandma's house, he got his hands and knees to work together for the first time. :o) Yea!! It's so cute, now he follows me around the house, slowly, yes, but following me nonetheless.