On the move!

Annika is crawling!  We have gone from the doctor mildly concerned that she wasn't meeting her 9month gross motor milestones to an active baby.  Who is also not so little. We don't have confirmation on the little thing and no actual verifiable evidence. But she has some chunky thighs that even strangers notice.  And she feels heavier and looks different after every sleep.

Three days ago she was only sort of crawling a few short "steps" at a time.  Yesterday afternoon we had to set up the gate to keep her out of Emma's art area and the computer space.  She explored the sliding glass door, got close to the dogs water dish, tried pulling herself up on the octagon table, rattled the gate and generally just want everywhere in the back room.

Yesterday when I went to get her from her afternoon nap she was standing in her crib.  She has only done that once before.  This morning she was also standing after her nap and when I did a reset this afternoon.  Yay!  Now to make more progress on the gross motor skills she needs to walk while holding on to furniture.  She is starting to move her legs when standing so its a start.  All this good sleep is working to her advantage!

Go little baby, go!