Moving along

As of last Sunday, we have TWO crawlers. Ethan has been crawling backward for about one month and I was encouraging him and trying to teach him (he just thought I wanted to play with him and would roll over and smile at me...blast!). Honestly, I was tired of having to move him from his 'stuck' positions next to the wall, his legs pinned under our chair, or up to his shoulders under our couch. Crawling backward posed many problems for him. After 3 weeks of that, he starting doing what we call 'the worm". Maybe he'll be a brakedancer when he's older? The possibilities are endless.

My sister's family, the Christensens', gave them this toy for Christmas and they have been in heaven (and so have I with them entertained!) for weeks now. We watched the two boys that live upstairs and they were nearly fighting over it. The good news is that they may like this toy until they are well over 3 years old. Thanks Christensens.

My friend, April, and her husband, Brian, came over for a visit after ZUMBA last week and Sydney took a liking to April that I had to catch in a photo. It was adorable.

I've learned to take the two balls from that great toy the Christensen's gave us and let them play with it while they eat. This cures all manner of difficulties. They chase the balls around their trays and I sneak in a few bites while they are distracted. Two gifts in one!

The other item used for distraction are these cups. They are still learning how to drink out of them and we're glad because we think they would just drink water all day. Sydney cries whenever I take it away after giving her multiple sips from it. I guess they are related to me with my 1/2 gallon water bottle I tote around all the time. Notice Sydney's toes on her tray? She likes to eat while hooking her toes onto her tray and will stay that way the entire time. She LOVES feet.

I am now a sew-er...I sew things. My mom came over Friday and helped me sew this cute red bag for their blocks. After picking out the canvas and the rope, I realized it was going to look a lot like a Santa sack...oh well. I think I will buy some other colors and make more for their other toys. Sydney is already in love with the rope. She is so adorable and her hair is starting to curl at the ends...so cute.