Amelia's Been Crawling For One Month!

It has been exactly one month since our baby girl has been crawling. It took her 8 1/2 months to figure out how to get up on her hands and knees, then rock back and forth, then finally move her legs and arms, but once she figured it out on March 29th, she just loves going everywhere! If I try to leave the living room to go make us food in the kitchen, she will start heading for the kitchen too to see what mommy is doing.

Thank goodness for safety gates! We have a set of stairs going up and a set of stairs going down. I started putting a safety gate on the stairs that go down to the 1st floor in case she wanted to go exploring while in the kitchen. She was never too interested in it, but now that she enjoys going EVERYWHERE, I decided to put the safety gate in our living room archway so she can play in the living room and stay out of the kitchen when I want her to.

I also have a safety gate in my bathroom so I was actually able to take a shower and watch her play safely on the floor in the bathroom, knowing she wasn't going anywhere. She discovered the shower door and sat next to it most of the time so she could see me. I'm thankful that now I can take a shower without worrying. I remember back in the day when Amelia was just a little thing and would eat constantly and never nap. I NEVER took a shower during the daytime. I would have to wait until Clint was home and could watch her or wait until I put her to bed and took a shower around 10 or 11pm.

Before Amelia learned how to crawl, she taught herself how to pull up to a stand. So now that she has the rhythm of crawling down and the capability to pull herself up to just about anything, it is an exciting new adventure for her and has turned me into a worried and protective mother. She loves pulling herself up to anything, especially our TV cabinet. She stands in front of the TV and bangs at it. She discovered the VCR opening and has decided that she enjoys sticking her hand in there. I say "NO Amelia" and she turns and looks at me very quickly, kind of does a little grin, then turns back and does it again! Repeat this a few times and you get a frustrated mother and a sneaky little girl who gets a kick out of pushing mommy's buttons.

Amelia is starting to show signs of cruising around our sofas. I know that once she can do this, and then walk on her own, it will be all over! I am anxiously awaiting those days and don't know what will become of me.