Christopher has been hard at work learning to crawl. It is a process. It started a few weeks ago when he'd lay on his tummy with both his shoulders and legs in the air as he rocked liked a rocking horse and occasionally scoot backwards. Then he'd have short moments up on his toes or knees. After a day or two of teasing us with this, he finally figured out how to stay up on all fours. (See previous posting for this video). Which brings us up to the past week. Christopher has been making progress at moving forward. He seems to prefer bringing the left hand out first, then maybe the other hand follows, or he just flops on his stomach inching forward. Over the weekend he has made three consecutive crawls before stopping for a rest. I love watching him learn this skill. He's blossoming before our eyes. On Sunday he clapped his hands for his Grandmother Lola, then yesterday he does patty-cake almost on demand! He is so pleased with himself. Last night before bed, we had family play time and Christopher amazed us with his ability to change positions agilely and quickly. Like an old pro: sit up, lay down, pivot, sit back up, clap hands, lay down, up on knees, crawl, flop and repeat. He is such a joy.

Pulling things out of his play basket.

Riding a goose in the back yard.

A loving gaze at his Lulu.

Playing with Matt during a dinner date at Mark and Stephanie's.

Three good-looking lads; Matthew, Brandon and Christopher.

Matt: "Hey, how'd you get my paci?" Christopher: "Heh heh, when you weren't lookin', Cuz!"