Chelsea takes a stand

Chelsea stood up in her crib by herself today for the first time. She has been pulling herself up on anything that would support her - the exersaucer, a door, mom, dad. But today she figured out how to stand up in her crib. After her nap, when Carol went in to change Colman's diaper, Chelsea just popped up like she had done it a million times. She has had a lot of practice with the exersaucer. She has taken a few good falls and rarely cries. She's a tough cookie. She just pulls herself back up and delights in her accomplishment. It is more painful for mom and dad to watch than for her to experience. So we have taken down her crib mobile. It's symbolic of one more step away from babyhood for her. *sniffle*

She is also officially crawling on her hands and knees. She will take several strides. Although she will often revert to the army crawl since it is familiar and faster for her. She is a strong little girl that pulling her body weight by her arms would be easier than moving by her hands and knees.

Blogger won't let me dowload the crib video, but I have attached a few pictures. Maybe later for the video.