I CAN crawl!

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for me, but it's all better now. On Nov 17 I started to crawl, but I could only go backwards, and that's not the direction in which I wanted to go. I would see a toy I wanted, try to get to it, but end up moving farther away from it! I cried a lot about that. But the last day or two I finally figured it out. I don't even really have to concentrate that hard about it any more. I just see something I want and crawl right to it! One leg straightens out and pushes me forward, and I move my other knee in, and off I go! Mama and Papa seem to have this strange, frightened look in their eyes all of the time now...







Here are some pictures from Mama and Papa's 10th Wedding Anniversary. We spent the whole day on the Portland Spirit going up and down the Willamette and Columbia rivers. I loved every moment of it, especially yelling at the wake in the water.

Why can't I crawl?!?

Oh, I'm just so very frustrated! I know I want to crawl, but I just get stuck every time. I either end up in the splits, or with one foot stuck underneath me in a half-cross-legged position, or flat on my stomach. And when I get really excited, I push myself backwards instead of pulling myself forwards. And that makes me very, very angry!

I tried oatmeal last night for the first time. It's yummy! But then I tried to crawl towards the bowl and I got frustrated again! I have a hard time concentrating on food right now. It's more interesting to practice moving around.



Here's a picture of my bandage from my first shot. It hurt a bit, but Mama immediately comforted me in my favorite way, and that made everything all better.

Removing diaper

I have just discovered the most wonderful thing! I can take off my diaper! It's great. All I have to do is undo one Velcro tab and Mama and Papa start screaming and jumping up and down. It's so simple! I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner.


Here are pictures of the first time I tried solid food. My first food was rice porridge. I didn't like it at all! But now I do. I also like applesauce, peaches, apricots, mangoes, avocados, sweet potatoes, squash, and bananas. I'm going to try oatmeal next. Maybe tonight!

Clapping

Mama saw another baby's blog, where the baby wrote all of the posts, and she thought that was super cute, so from now on, I'll be doing the writing for Mama!

My latest trick is clapping. I've been clasping my hands together for quite some time, but now I've figured out how to truly clap my hands together and make noise. I love making noise!

I had a great weekend. Grandma and Grandpa Brudevold came to visit. Grandma made me a great winter coat and matching hat. I especially like the ribbons on the hat. They fascinate me so!

I am trying very hard to crawl, but every time I try I fall on my belly or head. It's so frustrating! Soon. Very soon. Then I can get that floofy kitty that's always running away from me!

Biting Mama & Halloween

Here are pictures from Emma's 6 month birthday, and from her first Halloween.

Last Thursday was a momentous day. Emma bit me for the first time while nursing. I screamed and she promptly let go. She hasn't done that since (knock on wood). And she made the first motions toward crawling. While we were getting ready for bed, she was playing on her tummy and kept trying to get into the hands and knees position. She'd pick her rear up for a second or two before she'd fall back into an arched back. Every day she's getting a bit stronger, getting more and more mobile by scooting and rolling and turning in circles. I think our cat will be her strongest motivator. She wants to chase him around the house so badly!

Tuesday her second tooth started to break through. It's tooth P. So O and P are in (the bottom front teeth). I found out that the baby teeth are lettered; it's only the permanent teeth that are numbered.

Yesterday was Halloween, and Emma and I dressed in matching baby dresses. We went to a fun party with the Darlin's. They were dressed as Bonnie and Clyde and their baby was their fat sack of cash! Too cute!