Boxes, Straps, and Cords-Oh My!

Playing with the crazy ball that Uncle Pat and Aunt Jenna got me for Christmas. It's awesome and I love to crawl all over the place following it. It does however make some crazy sounds that mommy and daddy think make it sound possessed!

Can you guess what this is a close-up photo of?

Yep, I made those. Mmmmm wood! Mommy needs to get bite guards for my crib rails.

A good shot of all four teeth!

Its seems like just the other day I was posting about how Chase was starting to get up on all fours and rock back and forth. Gone are the days where we can put him down on a blanket to play with his toys and walk to the other side of the room. We even used to be able to buy a few extra seconds by putting him on his back because he wasn't always fast to roll to his belly. Oh how mommy and daddy miss those days!

Now Chase is into everything. As you can see from the title of this post, his new favorite things aren't age appropriate toys or even the dog most days. He absolutely loves boxes, bags, straps, cell phones, laptops, and anything that looks like a string or cord. It is truly amazing to see how quickly he can crawl to an item when he wants it. Since the house is still not really baby proofed and we've moved to doing some renovations on the 1st floor, we usually try to limit his space. He still has a few moments where he can't quite figure out how to maneuver over an item, and instead of going around it he will get stuck half on and half off. Its hilarious and he obviously gets pretty annoyed when we won't help him!

Besides getting into everything, his morning routine, and as a matter of fact anytime he's awake in the crib is standing up and peering over the end so he can see out the door to his bedroom. Thank goodness we dropped his mattress down again! I'm not so sure how I feel about this recent milestone. He hasn't quite learned that he needs to hold on with two hands, and since his balance is still lousy he does at times bumps his head. Even when he isn't standing he will crawl around in the crib and knock his head like a battering ram some days. Usually if I don't hear him babbling over the monitor in the morning, the sound of him knocking into the side of the crib wakes me up. I'll go in to get him and he'll have little pink blotches all over his head, but be as happy as a clam. For some reason I always think of the scene from Austin Powers when he is driving the cart and trying to turn around, but keeps bumping back and forth against the wall in narrow hallway. If Jas wasn't sleeping right now I'd have him insert a movie quote here, but I'm terrible at that game-so in reference to Chase's new skills "Yeah Baby, Yeah" Sorry for the cheesy end-its been a long week. Spring break here we come:)