Matt & Lindsay's Spot

This week, Will has learned to pull himself up on everything! He started by pulling himself up on the ottoman, and it has progressed from there. Very quickly! It took him only once to master this new skill. Now, he tries to pull himself up on whatever is handy, myself included. Its really bad if I am sitting on the floor. He uses me as a ladder. He uses my legs to stand up and then steps up onto my lap and tries to climb up the front of me. He is a little monster truck. Just climb over it or through it. Nothing stops the kid. Once he is up, he uses whatever he is holding onto to walk around. I think he doesn't know he can't walk yet, because he often lets go and tries to keep walking, only to fall flat. Its quite fun to see him progress so quickly. He can slow down now, so that his mother can learn to keep up.

Caught you! Those shiny gold knobs were just too temping not to pull open. I'm sure he would of sooner if he had know there were "toys" hidden in them. The first time he opened the cabinet, you could just see his eyes brighten with the joy of discovering the mother load. We spend a lot of time banging on our pots and pans. Its even better when the wooden spoons come out and play. Tylenol, anyone?

Will was determined to get through it. He just kept walking in place. It was quite cute! This photo is a little deceiving, he isn't quite walking by himself yet. He will stand and walk a little when he is holding on to something, or he will walk when holding on to just one of my hands (he use to have to have both). Its slower when he has just one hand, but he can move when he has both.

As you can see, Lola isn't too concerned with him. Both the cats are getting a kick out of him now, as long as they are not within reach. They love to watch, from a higher perch, him crawling around. Will loves to play with their toys and it drives them crazy. They keep waiting for him to throw their toys, but he is oblivious to them. I have been trying to teach him to pet them GENTLY, and we have been having some hits and misses. The cats have been a lot more patient with him than I thought they would be. Its been a lot of fun seeing their relationship grow.