Jonathan & Lindsey's Family Blog

Over the past few weeks Avery has been working on pulling himself up the bottom two stairs, reaching the bottom landing. He finally had success in a grand way.
Earlier this afternoon he climbed up the bottom two stairs to reach Lindsey. Then just a few minutes before bedtime, he started climbing in pursuit of one of Commodus’ toys. Each time Avery got a step closer to his target, Lindsey moved it up a couple more steps. Several minutes later, Avery summited the stairs and sat proudly with Mommy!

On Sunday we took Avery to Washington Park in Seattle. He went on a swing for the first time. He was also kind enough to pose for some eight-month pictures with his parents. Here are our faves.

Naps usually start with a few minutes of fussing before Avery settles into a slumber. This afternoon the crying persisted. When we went to peek in on him we found an unhappy little boy sitting up on his knees, clinging to the crib rail. After the photo-op Lindsey plucked him out of the crib, and I proceeded to lower the mattress. The top rail will be a little harder to reach for a while.
I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised to find Avery in such a predicament. He’s also been trying to climb up the stairs. He reaches with his arms and pulls himself up, but hasn’t figured out how to boost himself onto the first step yet. Instead he bounces on his knees in an effort to propel himself. It’s very entertaining to watch.
Help! I’m up and I can’t get down!