Babies on the Move

Last week while we were at the beach Kelsey really started to crawl around.  Our beach house has wood floors, and just like I predicted, when we got home to our carpet (and she got some traction) she has really picked up some speed!!  Nothing is safe around here anymore...bathrooms, the toy room, lint off the laundry room floor...she is into it all!  How can you get made when she looks at you with those big, beautiful eyes!?!

Not only is she an champion crawler, but she has also mastered pulling up on anything that stands still longer than 5 seconds.  She spends most of the day hanging out by the stairs, thankfully she hasn't gotten brave enough to climb them yet.  She walks along, holding onto the stairs and occasionally gets enough courage to let go!  I am afraid walking is not going to be far behind!

Miss Kassie has had her own unique way of getting around....rolling, stretching and leaning until she got what she wanted.  She "could" crawl, but has always picked another way of getting around...until yesterday!!  Yesterday, the boys were playing with their tiny bouncy balls and Kassie really wanted to play with them too.  So yes, I shamefully taught our daughter to crawl by teasing her with something that she shouldn't have!  I would let her play with it for a second, then take it across the room until she would crawl to me.  She was so proud and realized that she could do it!!  So we switched to a bigger ball (one that is not a choking hazard!) and I caught her crawling on video....