Cruisin'

Over New Years weekend J's motor skills exploded! All of a sudden he started pulling up to stand on everything- the couch, the coffee table, the chairs, his crib, anything that he could hold onto. He had been pulling up to stand in his crib and pack-n-play (aka jail cell in the kitchen where he's forced to hang out if I need to take Finley out or just basically get anything done in there) for several weeks, but pulling up to stand on other things around the house was brand new. Along with this new found skill came this total excitement for life- it was like learning to crawl all over again. He started waking up earlier in the morning- just so he could stand in his crib and yell "MAMA! MOM, MOM, MOM!" As soon as he'd get down on the floor, he'd crawl right over to his blue chair, or whatever he was closest too and stand up. It was like he was so darn excited to explore this whole new part of his world. It was very cute to watch....

This week he's moved on from standing to actually cruising- he holds onto whatver he's pulled himself up to and "walks" the length of the object. He actually gets going pretty fast if there's something exciting on the other end- like the remote or the phone. He's been pretty successful with holding onto the chair, reaching for the coffee table, and then "walking" over to it also.

I have a feeling we're going to have a walker on our hands very soon!

A week from tomorrow is the big birthday- and this coming Sunday is the baptism and the party... we're looking forward to a busy weekend.

I left my camera in Madison... so the new pictures will have to wait!