I'm not sure what made everything click today, but Mara has now entered a new stage in life; a point of no return. She can move forward.
She's also working on "cruising." Standing by the couch (or anything else for that matter) is much more exciting than sitting or laying on the floor.
Ian went to get his hair cut today, and the girl said she would cut Mara's hair for free- so we took her in. She no longer has a femme-mullet! Yay! After her hair cut, Ian went to work and we came home. I pulled out my scrapbook stuff so I could attach the pictures I had arranged a few days ago.
Mara and I were both on the front room floor- me with my scrapbooking and her with her toys. This has never been an issue before since she only moved backwards and in a circle. Then it happened. She saw the page I was working on, and suddenly she wanted it for herself. She wanted to hold the pretty colors! So she pushed, pulled, wiggled and lurched forward! She's been able to inch forward before, but this was different- she was going places! She wanted that scrapbook page!
I'm not sure if she just needed the right motivation, or maybe she's like a reverse Sampson- once we cut her hair, she suddenly had more strength. Whatever the reason, she now army crawls, and she loves it!
Unfortunately, she can now make messes. Today, and only today, I find a sick sort of excitement with her mess. After she sprinted for my page, I scooted her back to her toys, and focused as hard as I could at finishing the page quickly before Mara could take another shot at it. I don't know how many minutes passed, but when I looked up I saw this:
I laughed, grabbed the camera, and then called Ian to tell him about Mara's "first mess" and how cool it was that she has learned to move forward. Then I laughed at myself. Seriously?! I'm excited about a mess?! Wow. So, I decided to call it a "project." I had my project, and Mara had hers.
And as for my project, I've gotten 10 more pages done. Some are better than others, but overall I'm pleased. Mostly, I'm just glad to be making progress! I saved all of our wedding cards, and I'm using them in the Wedding album to give it character and variety. Take a gander...
Snowballs!
Playing at the park
Friends and sisters
Bohman Family
Pierce Family
3 comments:
Clearly, it was her recent visit with auntie lizard that got her moving forward. She got a look at the rowbot and wanted to get in on all that movin around action! I see no other plausible explanation. Guess we'll have to hang out more often if you ever want her to do anything else awesome ;)
p.s. Your scrapbook pages are super cute!
Oh wow! Baby progression is so amazing! What an all star my little niece is!!!
I love your scrap book pages. They are so fun to look at. It is way fun to read your little stories too. I hear your voice when I read it and it makes you feel less distant! I love you and I love your little family!
I am so sure that you just need to show back up so we can help her with cruising right along...she is so looking grown up with her little haircut! Great job on the pages...wish that I were making as much progress. Hugs
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