On the Move

It's official! Eli can move! Yesterday he scooted halfway across the living room, and upon meeting the desk chair, slowly (we're talking six minutes) figured out how to pull himself up to stand. Once he got up, he had no idea what to do and was proudly stuck with his face plastered against the back of the chair, his little arms shaking and voice whimpering. I finally helped him down and gave him much praise.

Today Eli scooted all around playing with different toys. At one point, he made it into the dining room, then turned around, came back into the living room, then pulled the bottom drawer of the entertainment center open. He played alone for a solid five minutes.

His crowning moment came tonight. He saved it for daddy who had never evesomuchas seen him scoot... ELI CRAWLED! He crawled with his belly off the floor for five big crawl-steps before he collapsed in a little proud heap. Time to secure the quarters!