Diana (the baby) must have known we were coming, because she put on her Seattle Mariners shorts.
Elijah gets to know Diana
Eli was a good boy during our visit but got a little restless near the end. We went outside to play with the neighborhood kids and he loved it. They showed me a new trick, a way to get Elijah to stand on his own without falling. At first, I was worried and almost went over to save him, but then found that it actually worked. They stood him up against the wall and then left him there to stand on his own! We've been doing this at home, and encouraging him to take a step towards us. He still seems a little scared, but he also gets really excited about standing by himself and "taking a step" forward (leaning towards us and then us catching him). It is funny to me how interested he is in walking when he hasn't even mastered crawling yet.
Eli stands alone
The neighborhood kids wave goodbye
2 comments:
such great pictures. what amazing times for Elijah to "remember" through these pictures.
I think some kids sort of skip, or breeze over the crawling and go straight to walking. Maybe that is what Eli is focused on. Maybe he is thinking "I don't have time for this crawling business, I want to be a big boy and walk!" Anyway, that is a funny trick because you know those kids know that because they "tried" it with their younger sibling or something! haha! I admit, I plan to try it tomorrow--:)! I enjoyed all the new posts. Will be praying for God's provision for your unexpected costs.
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