We go out of town and he, like, evolves- October 23, 2007 I don't know if somehow the sunshine in Florida is more potent than what we get here in Austin (it seems unpossible, but you never know), or if the sea air had some strange effect on his system (he does sleep better any day we go to the beach...), but Ollie moved another few notches up the baby development ladder last week.First, he went from being intensely frustrated by being on his stomach, to crawling (army crawling, although he's also pushing up on handsknees and handsfeet, so it won't be..http://www.randomtree.org/eric/2007/10/we-go-out-of-town-and-he-like-evolves.html Leaps and Bounds- October 13, 2007 Ollie clapped for the first time this morning. I was changing his diaper (in this house, an activity always accompanied by a rendition of "Dry Butt Is Better Than Wet Butt") and he started clapping, slowly and very deliberately. I thought maybe it was just a coincidence, but then after his bath when I was wrapping him up in his towel he did it again--guess it was the real deal.Unfortunately we have to get up at 5AM tomorrow and it's going to be a long one. And he's not sleeping well tonight. :(http://www.randomtree.org/eric/2007/10/leaps-and-bounds.html Progress- October 8, 2007 Ollie pulled himself up from sitting to standing without assistance for the first time this weekend. He did it on a cardboard box full of books first, and then yesterday he was playing with some toys in his crib while I folded his laundry. I turned around and he was standing up, holding the edge of his crib, and grinning at me. So we had to lower the mattress, so he can't hurl himself out of it just yet. :)It's pretty cool to see him learning this stuff; I know he's behind pretty much all of...http://www.randomtree.org/eric/2007/10/progress.html Books meme- October 8, 2007 These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of today). Bold what you have read, italicise those you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. Add an asterisk to those you've read more than once. Underline those on your to-read list.Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellAnna KareninaCrime and PunishmentCatch-22One Hundred Years of SolitudeWuthering HeightsThe SilmarillionLife of Pi : a novelThe Name of the RoseDon QuixoteMoby...http://www.randomtree.org/eric/2007/10/books-meme.html |