Almost crawling

I noticed Monday at lunch that Mia is working the crawling thing out. For the past two weeks she's been pushing herself backwards in a circle in order to get the toy that is in front of her but just beyond her reach. On Monday she got backed up against the coffee table and pushed herself to a crouching position. When she realized that she had gained in height, she started rocking back and forth from excitement. This, of course, made her take a serious dive on her chin. But once she pulled her arms out, she was finally able to reach Elephant. And ever since, whenever she's on her tummy she works her legs under her and then takes a nose-dive into the floor. Luckily we don't have carpet or this could be a painful learning curve. As it is, she's polishing the floors to a shine.

When Thomas got home and saw what she was doing, his comment was, "We have to get the house baby-safe NOW."