Play time with Andy

Andy continues to be way ahead of the curve in his development. He crawls, cruises, and talks with confidence and proficiency. He's quite a charmer, and remains the happiest baby I've ever encountered (do I sound biased??).

Here he is in action:

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Andy the conductor and banging around

Yesterday I took the boys to Starbucks after picking up Ben at school. Andy had fun playing with a straw and I wondered if he might make a good conductor someday...

In other news, Andy continues to crawl and try to stand. Consequently, he has been getting banged up from frequent falls.

Here's a shot of sone fresh marks on his forehead from today's adventures, and a close up of his knee... Both knees are red from the crawling!






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Cruisin'

Here he goes!

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Here comes trouble

He's crawling! For real. He's six months old and is crawling like Ben did at 9 months.

Yesterday when I picked Andy up at daycare, four different staff people (including the director) told me that not only had he been crawling around like crazy but that he also pulled himself up to standing on anything and everything he could. One of his teachers said he even let go and stood by himself for a few seconds.

I'm not writing this as a proud mommy bragging about her super charged baby... In fact I'm a bit ambivalent. I love seeing Andy develop and watch him become so happy with himself as he gets around. But I also feel like this is all going too fast!

I started this post yesterday. Here's a video from today. See the baby gate? Yeah. It's a necessity!

Here comes Mr. Cute!


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Bonus shots!

Last week Andy stayed home from daycare, as we thought he had hand, foot, and mouth disease... On Wednesday, my friend Ginny watched him at her house. Ginny's taking photography lessons and is armed with a pretty awesome camera. She practiced done of the techniques she'd recently learned in a class on Andy.




She says this shot is her favorite as it's how she sees Andy's curiosity and happy personality.





I like this action shot... Our days are numbered before he's running around with Ben!




But this is my favorite. My baby. :)

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Rock Climbing

Today we took Ben to a local rock climbing gym. He was hesitant at first but then, not surprisingly, he loved it!

Not to be outdone by his brother, Andy gave it a try, too!








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Brothers at play

Today I picked up a new small play rug at Ikea for Andy's room. The boys both seem to like it, and I've enjoyed watching them play together.

Ben says he wants a new rug for his room, so I might have to make another trip to Ikea soon. I have to admit, I love that place! I also bought a "shape sorter" toy for Andy, which is a bit too advanced for him. But Ben likes it!

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