she's crawling!

she did it!

she finally figured it out!

blaire is crawling around on all fours, and nothing is safe with her on the go ;)

leave it to my chubby gal to only be motivated enough to crawl for food.

whatever.

i know that comparing your two kiddos is really never a great idea......they are all so different, and this is so true of my energetic, wild son, and easy-going, chill daughter; but i can't help but point out that hendrix never did crawl, so this is an exciting first milestone for this family!

he did get around, in fact, you can go check out his adorable little butt-scoot that was his favorite mode of transportation if you want a giggle.....he just. never. crawled.

i'm so proud of my little cutie pie!

no longer a stationary subject

mr hendrix doesn't like to be cooperative for mommy to take pictures of him anymore.  he doesn't. sit. still.  since he has learned how to crawl he is constantly on the move.

oh, and have i mentioned that he took his first steps over the weekend?  

it was only a couple, and he hasn't done it again since even though we have been encouraging him to try. i am sure that it won't be long now and he will be a pro.  he is feeling a lot more comfortable at keeping his balance as he cruises around things, and even lets go to lunge (but keeps his feet planted....silly boy).

basically i have a whole lot of pictures that look like this....

...and this.

can't wait until i can catch some of him walking!  ;)  i am really thankful that i can adjust the shutter speed on my camera, otherwise i am certain all of the pictures of him would be nothing but a blur!

ten-months-old and climbing stairs

this little stinker just likes to keep mommy on her toes!

he successfully got up two stairs yesterday before turning himself around to a sitting position (on the stair) and then nosediving back down to the ground.  Will his "no fear" attitude come in handy later on in life?

he was so determined and so proud of himself.  and the little fall didn't deter him from trying again.  way to go, big boy!

his other new skills include; learning to wave bye-bye, pushing himself to a sitting position from laying on the ground, and crawling (finally!) but mostly on his hands and toes instead of knees.  he is still more efficient at the 'butt-scoot' but will resort to crawling if it makes it easier to reach something or free up his hands.

hendrix, you are just so busy!  you are really thinning out and i think it is because you just burn so many calories being on the move all. the. time.  what a silly little boy!