Let's chalk this up to mobility...

LBB's mobility, that is. :)

Pardon the lack of blogging recently...life was crazy. Then a little more crazy. And suddenly, LBB learned how to crawl.

And...

Life. Changes. Drastically.

But, I must add, in a very good way.

LBB has been working on the crawling aspect for a while...he could just never seem to get the hang of the whole butt up and chest up at the same time. Then, a few days ago, he figured out the army crawl. Both Dear Sweet Hubby and I were ecstatic...our LBB was finally mobile. And, by the next night, he was a full fledged crawler.

And now...he is into everything. We had childproofed the house a while back, but I never imagined all the stuff he can get into. And run into. And bonk his head on...they need to seriously invent furniture that is completely childproof. I love watching him explore though. He's figured out that he can go from room to room, and spent this morning crawling around the house investigating everything he sees (needless to say, the baby gate got put up today.)

And oh, poor Cat #2. She loves LBB dearly, but she was always able to leave his side when she needed some time for herself. Not so anymore. LBB will hunt her down, and relentlessly pursue her, no matter how many times I pick him up, put him somewhere else, and sternly say "no." Now she's taken to hiding behind the curtains in our bedroom window. :)

The wonderful thing about LBB is this: once he figures something out, he is eager to learn the next step. So, within one day of crawling, he was pulling himself up on furniture and inching along to get to things he wanted. He is beginning to walk behind his little push toy, and if you hold his hands, he can walk easy-peasy. :) That's my guy...a little go-getter.

So, that is my very valid excuse for my lack of blogging...I've been on my toes chasing him when he is awake, and cleaning up after him when he is asleep. :) It's a different type of motherhood than what I was experiencing 2 weeks ago, but it is such a wonderful change that there is no possible way I can complain!