An Hour-Long Nap, Then It's Nonstop Crawling!

 

 Dear Luca,

    It really was a grand day. In spite of your usual (and loud) protests as your mom left for work and you and I headed out for our usual walk, you were sound  asleep in about 5-7 minutes, after sipping on your bottle. Our walk lasted an hour as usual, and we did our traditional two miles, with you snoozing away.

    We got back to your house about 2pm, and you stayed in your stroller until you got a little fussy. Then I took you out.

    There was a slight hitch in our plans. I place you in your high chair and buckled you in. Your mom said that you might want some cereal when you woke up. I have to be honest. I could not for the life of me figure out how to snap the high chair tray on, although, to my credit, I tried for a good 15 minutes. You tried to help as well, and it did seem that you  knew what to do, but you just don't have the words yet to tell me. I gave up. 

    So down to the floor we went to play with the musical thing your dad brought you. It's round and has numerous buttons and flashing lights. You are really interested in punching all those buttons, but mostly today you were interested in CRAWLING! I mean big time crawling.

 

Luca with the music board, punching buttons

The picture is a rare one of you sitting still. My job was easy: keep an eye on you as you crawled over the music toy, almost standing up; as you crawled over to the dogs' beds; as you crawled between the dog bed and a shelf where you managed to find a cord, of course; as you crawled back to your toy.  

    I'm not sure "crawling" is the right word, though. When I showed the video I took of you doing all that, your Grandpa Doug described it well. He said that it's almost walking because you're not crawling on your hands and knees like most babies do.  You're crawling on your hands and feet, with your little tushie up in the air.

    When your dad texted that he was running late, I thought, "Uh-oh. How long can we keep this up? The answer? At least another full hour! 

    When your brother Legend got home a little after 4pm, I got him to show me how to get that high chair tray connected, Legend picked you up and buckled you into the high chair, then showed me that little lever on the front of the tray that you have to press in. It's really counter-intuitive. But we got you settled, and I made some cereal.

    But you had had enough. A full two hours of crawling around, then being strapped into a high chair was just the last straw. So when your dad got home, you were having a little fit, until he picked you up, that is.

    I told your dad that you should be worn out and should sleep really well. (Sleep is an issue for you.) I learned later that you were tired, but at 3am you discovered you could pull yourself up to standing in your crib, so your parents had to lower your mattress to keep you from going over the edge. You were so excited about being upright, you couldn't sleep!

    The aspen are losing their leaves as we move into mid fall, but the days are warm even thought the nights are getting colder. 

    I came back home to Boulder, where, actually, I did sleep well.