Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a crawler!!
Miss Lillianna Mae Archibald has mastered the art of crawling. She took her first "shuffles" last week and in just the past week has ramped up to warp speed. Her favorite activities are chasing after the dogs and pulling herself up on any surface she can find.
And now a lesson from Miss Lily. How to pull yourself up using any household object (even a cardboard box):
STEP ONE: Locate the object. In this case, a cardboard box. Initiate warp crawling speed toward object, getting as close as possible - perhaps even run into the object.
STEP TWO: Assess the height of the object. This is done by getting your face as close as possible and then looking up to the top of the object. Pressing your nose against the object can be helpful.
STEP THREE: Reach up and place hands on top of object, then pull up legs into kneeling position. Careful, this gets tricky!
STEP FOUR: Pull up and wobble a few times while moving from your knees to your feet. Don't worry if your balance fails - Mommy has pillows placed strategically all over the living room - and that diaper is pretty cushy, too. If you fall, get up and try it again!
TADA!! Look at what I can do!! Yes, it's okay to brag.
Wanna see that from another angle?
Now that I can crawl and pull myself up, I'm getting ready for my ballet lessons. I've already learned to point my toes - see? Prima Ballerina!
And of course one last Lillianna picture, just because....
