Mobility Increases

We are too big to sit in the bouncy seat anymore but it is perfect to play with as we learn to sit on our knees and pull up

"OK people, sitting on my knees is no problem now. I need something stable so I can pull all the way up." -- Helen

"What? You never said we COULDN'T play with this...." -- Alex and Ella

Helen is so pround of herself for being able to reach all sorts of new things now

Just so you don't think they are always so sweet and cuddly, here's Ella having a melt down.

There she goes! Helen can now pull herself up in her crib

Ella is just happy someone has finally come to save her

Ella still enjoys crawling over things rather than around them

Alex is happy and hanging out

The DVD player is no longer safe

Attack of the babies! They all descended upon me at once.

Even though Helen cannot crawl with something in her hands, she's figured out another way to carry stuff across the room

Nothing on the coffee table is safe either. We used to keep all the books up there but now Helen loves to throw them on the floor one by one and her siblings are more than happy to lay at her feet and wait for the gifts from above.

This week Helen went from only pulling up when she was holding onto someone to being brave enough to pull up on other things like her crib and the coffee table. She is very excited about her new skill and loves to try it out at every opportunity. Ella and Alex are very proficient crawlers now and sitting back on their knees too. Thankfully Alex's two top middle teeth are starting to come in so hopefully his fangs will even out soon. Either that or he will be a vampire for Halloween.

Cecil is officially making progress towards being home. Last week he left his base and is in another base in Afghanistan. He will probably be there for at least another week while he gets "processed." We're still hoping he will be home before the end of the month!