07-15-05

New Accomplishments - 7/15/2005

Notes: So the past two weeks have been busy for AJ. His Mammaw from Arkansas came and stayed for two weeks and so he had to show off for her. When Mammaw got here AJ was starting to get around the house by dragging himself with his arms. He would reach out with both hands, grab the floor and pull his body along the floor with his arms only. Each day during the past two weeks we saw some development in his mobility. He started figuring out how to alternate his arms to pull himself faster, then he figured out how to get the legs/knees going too. What he is doing now is an Army style crawl. He is capable of getting up and crawling on his hands and knees...he has done this some, but has figured out that he can get along much faster his "boot camp" way. In addition to this, he has also figured out how to get from his tummy to his knees and then to his bottom. This was a big deal to him because now he can crawl to different toys in the house and then sit up and play with them once he gets there. Now we really have to put everything out of reach! AJ can pull up on just about everything. His favorite thing to do is to crawl around and chase the dogs until they jump on the couch to escape him. The dogs used to think they were safe up there, but now the baby is standing and can reach them on the couch unless they get on the back of the couch. Mammaw got to see AJ's daily development but she left today before she got to see his newest trick. Today AJ learned how to side step holding onto the furniture. So he'll pull up at one end of the couch and hold on and walk to the other end to try to get a dog. Disney is too quick for him, but Mister has had his ears and tail pulled a time or two because he fell asleep and didn't see AJ coming. AJ has also figured out how to pull up on the couch and then reach out and switch to the coffee table. As much fun as this baby's new found mobility is, we definitely have to watch him like a hawk all the time.