Every day it seems I can do something new. And the great big news is
this: I can CRAWL now! Woo hoo! I was just barely over 9 months when I
started. I
actually prefer to push up on my feet, so I push up on my right foot
and then scoot my left knee (see the bottom left picture below and the
video). Amma
thinks it is pretty cute. And it turns out that Anna Kavi did the exact
same thing! Yep, we are brothers. (Though I guess I am crawling around
two months earlier than he did).
Every day I get faster and more inquisitive. I even crawl down the hall
to see what is going on if Amma or Appa or Anna are down there.
A week after I could crawl I figured out how to push up to sitting from my tummy (I basically push back on my arms until I am sitting). I can pull myself up to standing when I have something relatively low to hold onto (like my cube toy or music table or Anna's bed). Occasionally I do a normal crawl or try the other side. And now at the end of the month I am on the verge of cruising.
I started transitioning to more chunky solid foods. Blueberries, strawberries, Ghanaian banku (thanks Nii Armah!), salmon, and pudding are all quite good.
We celebrated Mother's Day with Amma and Grandma and Ayyamma (she is in town now). At school I made an art project with my hand print and pictures of me for Amma. Amma likes it a bunch. I even gave her a beautiful poem to go with it. (Thanks to Tacha who had the idea and helped me with it.)
Anna Kavi is a lot of fun. I observe him doing all kinds of crazy things (and normal things). He makes me laugh. Either he is being more gentle or I am getting more tough, but I basically never fall over anymore when he comes to give me a hug. Sometimes we all end up sleeping in the same bed and I like waking up and seeing him. Actually in general I wake up pretty happy (though I suppose I still wake up too often for Amma in the night).
At the beginning of the month I 'graduated' from the littlest infant room to the next one, which is bigger and full of slightly older kids who can crawl and walk a bit. This is pretty exciting. I get everywhere and into lots of things there. Sometimes they drum for me too which makes me move. I enjoy watching the other kids eat too, which has helped me be more adventurous and try more things.
Next month I am moving to a new school (Homestar) - I start June 1, but I already did my transition week. Transitions can be a little hard, but they are also good times for growth. Amma is excited because she likes the school, plus she gets to walk me there since it is so close to home. I am looking forward to spending some time outside, especially since the weather is getting nicer.
Thank you God for curls, for songs, for mobility, and for mothers.
A week after I could crawl I figured out how to push up to sitting from my tummy (I basically push back on my arms until I am sitting). I can pull myself up to standing when I have something relatively low to hold onto (like my cube toy or music table or Anna's bed). Occasionally I do a normal crawl or try the other side. And now at the end of the month I am on the verge of cruising.
I started transitioning to more chunky solid foods. Blueberries, strawberries, Ghanaian banku (thanks Nii Armah!), salmon, and pudding are all quite good.
We celebrated Mother's Day with Amma and Grandma and Ayyamma (she is in town now). At school I made an art project with my hand print and pictures of me for Amma. Amma likes it a bunch. I even gave her a beautiful poem to go with it. (Thanks to Tacha who had the idea and helped me with it.)
Anna Kavi is a lot of fun. I observe him doing all kinds of crazy things (and normal things). He makes me laugh. Either he is being more gentle or I am getting more tough, but I basically never fall over anymore when he comes to give me a hug. Sometimes we all end up sleeping in the same bed and I like waking up and seeing him. Actually in general I wake up pretty happy (though I suppose I still wake up too often for Amma in the night).
At the beginning of the month I 'graduated' from the littlest infant room to the next one, which is bigger and full of slightly older kids who can crawl and walk a bit. This is pretty exciting. I get everywhere and into lots of things there. Sometimes they drum for me too which makes me move. I enjoy watching the other kids eat too, which has helped me be more adventurous and try more things.
Next month I am moving to a new school (Homestar) - I start June 1, but I already did my transition week. Transitions can be a little hard, but they are also good times for growth. Amma is excited because she likes the school, plus she gets to walk me there since it is so close to home. I am looking forward to spending some time outside, especially since the weather is getting nicer.
Thank you God for curls, for songs, for mobility, and for mothers.
