The dudes are now 9 months old. Their days are basically spent practicing the fine art of standing. They pull up on everything and anything AND anyone. Most often they use each other as leverage to stand. The one being held down is not too happy. They’ve become little hazards scooting around my living room moving from couch to chair to window seal and back again.
Recently, they’ve decided it’s time to test their balance. What do they do? They stand and let go. It’s interesting to watch. I usually sit in my chair and act like I don’t see it all taking place. If I look they cry. If I act like I didn’t see a thing then every thing is hunky dory.
I’ve been trying to read up on their depth perception at this age. I feel like it’s non-existent. Why you might ask? Baby B took a nose dive off the bed the other day. He fell like a bag of potatoes. It was horrible. I had Baby A in my arms, so I do the smart thing and stick a leg out to catch him. You can’t catch babies with legs! So his head hit the bone on the top of my foot. He had a nice sized bump after that episode. And I felt like my stomach was trying to squeeze up into my throat.
Example 2, Baby A decided to climb into the area in our wall where a TV should sit. Usually this isn’t a problem but today he decides he’s going to stand. And then smile and take a step out of the giant hole. Yes, down he went. No injuries this time. Yay!
And last but not least, Baby A was minding his own business, laying on the floor snuggling with Tigger. Baby B spots the Tigger and takes a flying leap onto Baby A. For you wrestling fans it would be called a Power Slam. Baby A wasn’t too happy but Baby B was so happy to rub his face into the soft Tigger. He ended up stealing it away and taking Tigger off for some super snuggling. Baby A was still laying there stunned. I continued to sit in my chair and act like I didn’t see a thing.
That’s all for now. We’re working on the word “no” and it’s meaning. Right now I just get smiles when I say it and they do it again because it seems to make it more thrilling. Lord, help me!
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