Saturday, April 30, 2005

April 2005

Life has taken a dramatic turn in the past month. Kyla has learned to crawl and our household will never be the same.

It began with her taking only a couple of strides, but within a few days she was everywhere and getting into everything. Becky and I acted quickly to baby-proof the living room and our bedroom, but it is an evolving process as she learns to defeat our obstacles one by one. She's also learned to pull herself up to a standing position, which brings many other enticing items into her range.

There were many who told us that crawling was not a positive development, but I've really enjoyed it. It's more fun to play with Kyla now that she is mobile, and she is more apt to entertain herself than before.

Kyla now has several solid food meals a day, and has learned the pincher grab (gripping with your thumb and index finger) to pick up her food piece by piece. Apparently those small jars of traditional baby food are no better for infants than normal food, so she generally eats small samples of whatever we're eating, minus a large list of no-nos. So far her only fauna has been chicken, which covers the taste of about 80% of all meat, right?

Our lives keep on moving, and now they will move a little faster.