New skills

Rachel's got skills. You know... bow staff skills, computer hacking skills.... Well, not yet, but she's figured out how to get from her tummy to sitting, and how to pull herself up to standing. Unfortunately she doesn't always connect the fact that her arms that she used to stand up also must be used to stay standing-she'll stand up, then let go and reach for something and be mad that she fell back down. Today she actually was doing a bit better at keeping a hold on things. Here's a video of her in her crib after she woke up from her morning nap.

She also is getting closer to crawling. She'll get up on her knees and half the time she moves one leg forward, then pauses like she's stuck and doesn't know how to move the other leg, so instead she just sits up. The other half of the time she'll get up on her knees and launch herself forward and actually make some forward progress, every once in a while also getting a good face plant in.

The other day I finally got around to washing the cover to Rachel's high chair, which was badly in need of it. While it washed, she had lunch and seemed so happy to be in the chair that was seemingly new to her, because it was missing its cover.

She was so excited she started dancing.

And check this move out.

Rachel kept turning around in her seat to feel the shiny back of the chair, so she was almost sitting sideways, then she put her leg up on the arm rest and before I got the camera she was so happy laying her head on the other arm rest, looking up at the ceiling, talking. It looked so funny. By the time I got the camera she'd only give me this look.