Mid-June report

Long time no see!

So things have been a little nuts around our house.  Instead of posting a series of posts on our adventures since the beach, its going to be a blogathon post! I know you are excited!!

So as previously mentioned, Libby started crawling the day before we left for the beach.  Many of you (presuming that "many" people read this) know that I have not been the most encouraging mom in the mobility department.  My stationery baby was just fine with me, but my planning went awry when we took her to Gram's the night before the beach. If you make it all the way through this post, you will see that if we want Libby to do a motor milestone, apparently we have to take her to Gram's house!

The morning we left for the beach, Libby unveiled her army crawl.  Private First Class Alden could make it under any obstacle course! Be prepared to be amazed at the very serious and high skill crawl you are about to see.

But first, I must explain the second amazing feat that was accomplished at Gram's.  Clapping! Craig has made teaching Libby to clap his personal mission.  During our Memorial Day visit to Gram and Gpa's, while swinging on the A #1 Gpa swings, Libby unveiled her next trick - clapping!! Craig looked like he had won an Olympic Gold medal.

Here, showcased for the very first time is a video of Libby crawling, pushing up to a sit and then clapping.  All skills acquired within two weeks of each other and all at Gram's. Magic!!

 

::Here's the mommy commentary: The set up is that there was a pile of toys on one side of the room and a pile of books on the other.  Libby ALWAYS goes for the books.  As she crawls over, she not-so-lovingly casts aside the book about Baby Jesus, hopefully not a future trend.  But only because her favorite book is hiding behind it - B is for Bear!! I love her total ham moments as she realizes the camera is on her.  She is such a goof!!::

Other discoveries in the last few weeks.....

• The Tupperware box! Libby loves to shake, rattle and roll with the Tupperware

• Libby likes to practice "choosing" her books and toys.  This entails crawling over to her bookshelf and toy basket and individually pulling out each item.  This results in a happy baby and big ol' mess!

Did I mention making a giant mess makes a happy girl?

• Big girl bath tub! We officially ditched the baby tub and plopped her into the big tub. The general soapy fun ensued and the transition was seamless. Go Bath Time Daddy! 

 

And last but certainly not least.... GRANDPARENT VISITS!!

Sue and Al visited this past weekend.  Our first get together since the beach trip.  Happy to marvel at Libby's crawling, clapping and chaos creating skills, they enjoyed a weekend at the house.  Al and Craig tackled many projects, including adding wheels to Libby's high chair and hanging shelves in her room.  But the big experiment was the Alden Redneck show.  Blow up swimming pool and the Alden family.  Hopes were high for Libby to provide the entertainment and she didn't disappoint... but the problem was that the much anticipated reaction was 100% the opposite of the desired effect!! Check out the pictures - I dare you not to laugh.

 

Al showed off his Father's Day gift - A #1 Opa

At least Kenzie enjoyed the pool

Clapping Libby with her wonderful Alden grandparents

Over Memorial Day weekend, we visited Henderson to see Gram and Gpa.  Gpa built Libby a swing set in the backyard - which she LOVES!! We spend most of our time out in the backyard now and the addition of the swings is wonderful.  Then Gram came to visit for Libby's 9 month well child check.  

Look at my cute mom!

We both love Gpa's swings