Friday, September 26, 2008

bread and butter

i know the visitors to our blog come for updates and, especially, for photos of bryn and not for my shallow one-sided political commentary. so, here i go, back to our bread and butter. bryn has been consistently crawling on hands and knees for about two weeks now, as evidenced by some of our videos. she is also now quite adept at standing and holding on with only one hand, leaving the other hand free for banging on stuff or grabbing things that are off limits. some of her favorites include cat food, magazines and various types of cords.

bryn is obsessed with crawling and exploring, so much so that she hardly even plays with any of her toys (although she does develop fleeting attachments to non-toy objects... like whisks and brushes). diaper changes have also become much more difficult, and making sure that bryn doesn't ingest the wrong thing requires *constant* vigilance (the other day she almost ate one of truman's broken toenails... ewwww). and, while she has yet to try any real walking, she has figured out the walker and has a great time zooming around the kitchen (not while we're eating dinner though, of course).

what else... bryn has a new tooth, top front, and she has figured out how to make noise by clacking/grinding her teeth together. i'm transitioning bryn into the next size for clothing (6-12 or 9-12 months), so all her pants are either too short or too long. she did get to wear an awesome new onesie for adam's birthday though:



it says i (heart) dad, for those of you who don't read chinese. thanks to teresa and scott for that outfit! we're also contemplating shoes for fall/winter and for walking. some people tell us that shoes are essential for proper walking - did you other parents out there put your infants in shoes?

3 comments:

The Brights said...

We put Grayson in kind of a "shoe"...it was a bit of an upgrade from Robeez. These are the Pediped "shoes". Flexible leather, that are a bit stiffer than Robeez and are more durable for outside weather. After awhile we eventually moved him into Keens...which was quite a difference. I think while he walked around the house I either had him barefoot or in Robeez. Hope that helps!

The Brights said...

Oh, by the way....I was always under the impression that walking barefoot was better for new walkers. I think this is because they have more mobility and can really get a "feel" for it. Obviously we used the Pediped shoes outside though.

joyce said...

thanks! yeah, actually most of what i read says barefoot is better for learning to walk, although i think some people like the stability and arch and ankle support provided by shoes.