Climbing to new heights

Teddy is starting to pull up. I totally did not expect this this soon, especially since he still needs to perfect his crawl. True, his current technique does get him where he wants to go but I have a feeling he has a desire to go a bit faster in order to keep up with his big sister or get to the cat before she runs away. Last week he started pulling himself up on his knees here and there, nothing consistent. But on Monday he did the whole enchilada, up on his feet holding on to one of Katherine’s little chairs for dear life. Of course he promptly toppled over with a loud thunk that startled me but did not seem to bother him all that much. Katherine actually caught the first pull up and she was VERY excited to be the family member that caught this first. I was working on dinner when she yelled for me to come into the living room. I caught sight of him standing for about two seconds before the fall. He’s done it a few more times since then, not staying up any length of time but you can tell he wants it. No picture yet, it happens too quickly for us to get the camera.

Unlike Katherine I have this weird feeling that he’ll be walking before his first birthday. He could prove me wrong though. Katherine got to be a very efficient crawler and saw no need to walk even though it was obvious she had the ability. I have the feeling this little boy has too much to keep up with to stay with crawling any length of time.

Speaking of pictures, I know I know. The photo sight as usual is sorely outdated. I hope to change that by the end of this weekend. Bear with me.