Look What I Can Do!

Yep.  I'm rocking a mohawk and doing all sorts of other cool-kid stuff!

In the past two weeks, Juliet has done tons of new things.  It's seriously amazing how much she has changed in just a few days.  A quick list of what she has done:

• Crawling for real
• Crawling really, really quickly
• Pulling up to a standing position in her crib
• Pulling up on my legs
• Eating solids (well, purees)
• Swimming in a hot tub
• Put things on her head

As outlined in my previous post, Juliet has been on the move for weeks now.  But she hasn't actually been crawling.  Now, she's got it down.  This video isn't her best effort, but it's the best video of her efforts.  :)

I'm amazed at how fast she is.  I can no longer put her down and run to do something else.  She can't be trusted to stay out of trouble for more than 10 seconds.  I'm not exaggerating.  She used to hang out on our bed while I got ready for work.  Last week, she kept trying to crawl off the bed, so I put her on the floor.  10 seconds later, she'd worked her way into the bathroom and grabbed the cord of my flat iron and pulled it onto the floor next to her.  I managed to grab her just before she touched the hot iron thank goodness.

On Saturday, I sat Juliet in her crib while I packed a bag for us.  I put her in the crib because I needed her to be safe while I took my eyes off of her for two minutes.  I literally had my back to her for a mere 30 seconds when she started cackling.  I turned around to see what was so funny, and she was standing in her crib.  And she was extremely proud of herself.  Needless to say, I spent Sunday afternoon lowering her crib mattress so that she won't somehow fling herself out.

Yay, me!!

Mama, why are you so worried?  Clearly, I've got this under control.

This weekend, Mike (who was the Best Man at our wedding) and his wife and son were in town visiting his parents.  Juliet and I went to visit them, and we decided to hang out in the Duffy's salt water hot tub.  Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of this, but Juliet loved it.  PMD, Mike and Ashlee's two year-old son, was really great about sharing his pool toys with Juliet.  Upon further consideration, I think I'm okay with arranged marriage.  PMD is a very nice young man that I feel would be a suitable husband for Juliet.  Frankly, a good man is hard to find, and I haven't met any other young men I feel would be acceptable for Juliet to date (much less marry).  I emailed Ray a picture of Juliet and the Duffy family.  He was not thrilled to notice that Juliet seemed to be very interested in PMD.

One last development is really not such a huge milestone, but it is so funny to watch.  Juliet has figured out how to put things on top of and over her head.  She thinks this is an excellent trick and frequently does it with her bath book.  I love, love, love watching how much she is changing and growing!