Sunday, September 7, 2008

Beep... Beep... Beep!

That is sound of Christopher backing up. They say babies learn to go backwards before they go forwards, and Christopher is no exception to the rule. He has been on the move these past few days, scooting backwards that is. During this past week, Christopher has perfected getting up on his knees. I have been trying to keep track of his "firsts" and this blog has been my best way of tracking them. As time permits, I then document these moments more artistically on paper via CRW's scrapbook. Sometimes its hard to nail down an exact date when a "first" occurred. Although he has been practicing getting up on his knees all week, I think yesterday was the longest and most frequently he accomplished this task. Also yesterday, he picked up a Cheerio with his pincher grasp (thumb and forefinger) and placed it in his mouth for the first time. Then he proceeded to do this several more times! He is changing before our eyes. Here is a sequence shot of Christopher scooting backwards around our coffee table:









And he keeps going and going and going...

Our Cheerio Eater:





4 comments:

CaraBee said...

Can Christopher come over and teach Sophie how to each Cheerios? She refuses to put anything that might be construed as food in her mouth. Everything else, of course, but no food.

katienryan said...

Sounds good, nothing like a little baby competition to help a stubborn little Bean.

Anonymous said...

Oh gosh! I can still remember to this day the very first time I gave Ali a Cheerio!!! It was so funny to watch her expressions in trying to figure out a) what it was; and b) what to do with it!!!!! One of those little moments that seem so mundane but are so memorable!! Cute!!!

katienryan said...

Yes Debbie, I amaze myself at how excited I get at each little silly milestone. Its just so amazing when you see your little one change, to others its not that big a deal, but to you, well you feeling like telling the world.