lo's tricks

it seems like lauren has been learning a lot of new things lately. she can sit up unassisted for quite a while now. she has been scooting around for about 2 months or so, and boy can she move fast now. i really feel like i have to keep my eye on her. she tries (sometimes succeeds) to get into the kitty food at least 4 times a day. she has got herself stuck between the tub and the toilet, and she has tried to crawl out onto the porch if ever the sliding door is left open. she has recently been trying to move around on all fours, but if she's really after something she realizes she's much faster at scooting, so she drops back down to her tummy and goes for it. she has also taken up brake dancing, well, that's what i call it. she'll push up onto her tippy toes and kinda of go into down dog position, then either go back down to her kneees or roll over on to her bum and push her legs out. it's quite entertaining. she's also been drinking from a sippy cup, which she picked up very easliy. she doesn't really like the water that she sucks out of it, most of the time it's streaming down her face and neck.



we've also moved her in to share a room with brooklin, finally. we probably would have held off a little longer, except miss lauren decided to throw herself out of her bassinett in our room. i'm sure this is mostly my fault, i knew she was getting too big and strong to be in it anymore, but i wasn't looking forward to the transition of the girls sharing a room. but, it needed to be done sooner or later, right? so, lauren's very fist nap in her crib she managed to pull herself up to a standing position. i was completely shocked when i went in to check on her and found her standing, hanging on, and smiling. i don't think she could've thrown herself out of the crib, but just to be safe the mattress was lowered just as soon as scott came home from work. the girls have been sleeping very well, so far. brooklin is taking her duties as big sister very seriously, and is sure to go right to sleep at night and stay quiet while her sister is sleeping. i often wonder how long this will last, but i'll definitely take it as long as she's willing to give it. :) lauren is definitely picking things up faster than her sister did, and she is giving us a run for our money. i should've known, with how active she was in the womb, that we'd have quite a crazy kid on our hands. but we love her so, and she adds so much to our family. she's our little ray of sunshine.