Getting Around

Well, we did it. We lowered the mattress in Emry’s crib. For at least once in our parenting, we’re trying to beat her to the punch. She’s crawling everywhere. In the last couple of days, she has been pulling herself up to her knees on things. (Like the other day when she was very hungry and ready for lunch, she crawled into the dining room, pulled herself up on her knees using her high chair and cried.) As she has accomplished more than one feat in her crib while we were not watching, we thought it better to go ahead and lower the mattress before she pulls herself up to her feet and over she goes.

Yes, our lives have changed since she became more mobile. There are a few things I have had to pick up and put out of reach. I have to remember to shut the basement door behind me when I go downstairs to put in the laundry lest she attempt to follow me. And I’m never exactly sure where I will find her. She has discovered a whole new set of toys kept in a basket in her room. She loves the full length mirror in our room, jabbering away to her reflection. And now that she is attempting to pull up at least to her knees, she can reach all sorts of things she sees just above her head.

As she discovers new things in her much larger world, she also puts pieces of that world together. She has learned how to sign “please” (although in her own way) and knows very well how to use it (especially if cookie dough is at stake). Her new favorite books is Moo, Baa, La La La! She loves it so much every time she sits down to read any of her books she sings out, “La, la, la!” Today she saw the picture of a sheep in her Bible story book and said, “Baa!” She loves to play peek-a-boo. She is forever pointing at things she wants us to look at. And she is quite good at using her little fork while eating. (Although we’re still trying to tell the difference between finger food and food to eat with a fork – like crackers.)

It’s fun to watch her grow and learn. For even though she is finding the world can be a frustrating place, she remains a cheerful little thing. Such a blessing.

Moo, Baa, La, La La!

 Sit still while you take a picture? No, Mama, I want the camera!