Jennie is on the move!

Jennie, my 9 month-old baby girl, has just started to crawl. She is going slow, but boy oh boy she is going! She is working the crawl with two hands, one foot, and a knee (pushing off on the foot - see below).

People have been telling me that "life as I know it will never be the same." While I know this means I will be chasing her around now, and using the word "NO" a lot more often, I am not sure how much I really knew about my current life anyways! It is changing so much all the time that I never really feel like I am keeping up. I mean, forget even thinking about the pre-baby life (did that ever really exist? It doesn't seem like it). Being home with Jennie is amazing for lots of reasons, but the number one is that I don't miss a thing. Nothing beats getting to see all the little changes in her every day. I have been able to witness her gradual progression towards mobility - everything from her barrel rolling around the floor, to sitting herself up, to scootching on her belly, and rocking on all fours in frustration. And now, after weeks of preparation, off she goes! I can't wait to see her get better at it and be able to chase around her cousin, Owen, who is a very adept crawler. So yes, life will never be the same - but I don't want it to be!

Owen (4 weeks older than Jennie) comes over to play with Jennie and I four days a week while his mom is at work. The two babies playing together and interacting is so adorable! Some people said I was crazy for watching another baby - but it really isn't so hard. They play together, entertain each other, and both take two naps a day (probably the biggest contributor to my belief that its not so hard...). They even make up "games" to play with each other. Just last week, Owen found great amusement in crawling in circles around Jennie on the kitchen floor. He just went around, and around, and around... they tackled each other occasionally, and had a great time. He better watch out though... Jennie might be crawling circles around him come Tuesday!