Today has been a day of accomplishment for Claire. She is now crawling on hands and knees; the army crawl still gets used, but she’s definitely using the other method, especially outdoors.
But that’s not all!
As of today (who knows what neuron finally developed?) she claps her hands. Sing the “If You’re Happy and You Know It” or play Patty Cake and that starts a round of clapping. So cute! She looks very proud of herself, and delighted. And when I say “kiss kiss” she makes a kissing noise. At the playground the 2-year-old son of a friend gave Claire a kiss on the cheek. He loves babies. When he attempted to give her another one, she turned her head as if to try to kiss him! We had a good laugh — and a glimpse of the future. (Eek!)
But wait! There’s more!
She drank from her sippy cup. At first I helped by holding it, but soon she grabbed it and ended up consuming 3 ounces of water from it.
Claire also played in the park sand today. She didn’t put it in her mouth. She desperately wanted to put a toy that was in the sand in her mouth (the wheel of a little dump truck) but I’d say no and redirect her. She went home with socks full of sand and dusty clothes. I think we’re entering the days of daily baths now.
Congratulations to Claire. When my niece was that age and crawling the same way (army crawl) we would said she was sneaking up on the Nazi.
What can I say? We watched too many war movies as youngsters.
And I love the cat photo below.
Congratulations to Claire on her new accomplishments–and to her momma who is enjoying every moment. (Or, most moments anyway.) I scrolled down and looked at the picture of the two of you together; she is absolutely precious!