Sometimes You Gotta Walk Before You Crawl

We're back from Arizona! Mommy and daddy both came back a year older and wiser, but we are sad to report that Cae did not come back with the tan we'd hoped for. He did however pick up a new trick! Not sure when or where he learned this, but needless to say it's definitely time to baby proof the house!

So far, try as we may, we've been unable to get Caleb to crawl... crawl forward that is. He is a pro at crawling backward and the 'butt scoot'. He's figured out that he can get to almost anything he wants if he first scoots into position on his butt, then crawls/pushes himself backward, and then drops on his stomach near the desired object. What if the object of choice is in front of him? Well, he will scoot around on his butt until his back is to the object and then repeat the backward crawl/push, drop routine all over again. Not that this isn't hilarious to watch, but you can imagine our excitement when he pulled his little body up all by himself on the stairs. Hey - we know it's not full on walking yet - but it's definitely a start and refreshing to see him make steps towards moving forward instead of backward for a change!