A bunch of new things

Arlo about to crawl backwards 10 ft. to impress young Olive.

This has been an exhausting and exhilarating week!

Arlo grew by leaps and bounds in just a few short days. Markus returned to work, first of his 8 weeks back, and we had Arlo in the wonderful care of Victoria here at the house.

-Tuesday, Victoria calls at about am to tell us Arlo is STUCK in his highchair. Really stuck. So much that she really didn't know what to do. I was 1/2 hour away in Hollywood, so in a weird request, I had her lube up his legs with cooking oil. She did, laid the hight chair on it's back, and he popped right out! The high chair Infant attachment that fit 2 weeks prior, was way too small now.

-Wednesday, Victoria helped throw out a bunch of ill-fitting clothes. He is now sporting 12mos old cloths, a week before he turns 6 mos old.

-Thursday night at Carey and Olive's, he was so inspired to be around Olive, that he started to crawl. Only problem is he kicked it into reverse, and went 10 ft back.

-Later the same night, he go up on all 4s, and began rocking, and growling for some reason. Very impressive and entertaining!

-He had his first meal on Friday night, a few spoonfuls of rice cereal and breastmilk.

-Sunday morn, he was so inspired by my necklace hanging on his hammock basket, that he found the high part of the mattress and did a "triangle pose" to reach up and try to grab it. Almost as bad as sitting up. This hammock was supposed to be his bead for a year- or longer, but now, we have taken it down, ready to store and give away. Tonight, he is now asleep in his tent.

-Sunday afternoon he had a great play time with Markus and did a good mimic of his daddy. Markus growled and nuzzled his backside while rubbing his face back and forth. Afterwards, Arlo would growl and shake is head back and forth.

-Sunday eve, he reached out to play with a toy in his room and really shimmied a few steps. He's been pivoting on his belly for the most part this whole week, so a shuffle from knee to knee, in the forward direction, was exciting.

I have just spent the day covering corners with rubber foam and locking down the more interesting and filled-with-chemical cabinets.

I await your next move, little man, ready as I'll ever be!

Arlo is a blur as he rocks and growls with excitement!

One of his favorite past times, admiring the "other" cute baby on the other side of the camera and iChatting with Grandma, Grandpa, Erin, Rick and PJ.