Colin has been crawling since December and is a little turbo, but he finally decided last week that walking might be more fun. After some cajoling from Mom and Dad, he hobbled a few steps between us. Now he's "Colin on-the-go!" He rarely walks without something in his hand(s) -- life's just too short to wak without a toy in hand!He still stumbles over the toys that he has thrown about the floor, but he is becoming less tentative and more willing to give up the furniture cruising to walk to one of us in another room.
Messy eating. It's what being a baby is all about, right? Good thing for hardwoods in our eating areas. I recently visited a friend with carpet in the dining area and wondered how she managed to keep it clean with her 11 month old's eating habits! I have been hesitant to let Colin go "all out" and just pig out on a food like yogurt with his own bowl. At this point, 5 percent lands in his mouth, and the rest is on the rest of his body, the chair (cloth chair cover, what was Graco thinking?), and my (fortunately) hardwood floors. So here goes! I let Colin "own his hunger" (as one of my books calls it). We went through several shirts this day. I guess I will continue to do lots of laundry until he learns to fully "own that hunger" with a higher hit rate!
