Over the past few weeks, Andrew has become quite the crawler. No longer does he slither around like a mohawked snake. Instead, he moves around on all fours like a well-paid prostitute.Thankfully, Andrew's new found mobility is balanced with Emma's old found sitting. The only movement Emma is currently doing is pushing herself backwards a few feet before dropping to the floor exhausted and crying. But we think in the next 4-6 weeks Emma will be scooting around just like her younger-by-one-minute brother.
Even with one kid moving around, it has proved more difficult for Lisa to watch the kids. No longer can she leave them on the floor with a bottle taped to their hands while she takes a quick trip to the mall. Now she must leash one of them to a bedpost.
We also notice that coupled with Andrew's crawling is a growing frustration with idleness. Andrew really does not enjoy staying in one place too long. Sometimes when you're carrying him, he'll start to use your chest as an escape ladder to climb over your shoulder.
And as depicted in today's picture, Andrew doesn't have great spatial judgment. Sometimes he'll get stuck in a space that he thought he had room to get through, and he will hit his head in an area that he thought was higher. Stupid...
This weekend I'll do an entry about the baby-proofing I have done around the house to keep Andrew safe from bleeding and electrocution. I haven't got around to keeping Andrew safe from poison yet, but I figure I have a few weeks to separate our household cleaning products from our baby food pantry. But it's so dang confusing since we pour our toilet bowl cleaner into our recycled food jars. Too bad I'm so lazy...
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