Moving Up...

This week Brantley has officially mastered pushing herself up into sitting position. She accidentally discovered she was able to make this maneuver when she was supposed to be napping. Lately, prior to falling out for her naps, she has been rolling around wreaking havoc on the bumper pads in her crib as she kicks & grabs. One morning she had a superpower burst of strength and pulled herself up to sitting in front of her mirror. She fell back onto the mattress shortly after but the moment made an impression. An impression upon her about the importance of MOVING UP! There's a whole new world out there from that angle! Climb higher!
The older and wiser set reading this are surely laughing and thinking that I have no idea what I'm saying here but I do. I know that when I am running 3 miles a day just trying to keep her out of the garbage and electrical outlets I may have a sentimental thought about when I could lay her on the pallet and go about my business. But right now, watching her try her very baby hardest to do things and then really DO THEM is a feeling like I have never experienced in my life. It's pride, exhilaration, relief, and joy all at once; we win every game.
Here are a few pictures of her in her new playground, post afternoon nap...





And since I am able to watch her in the crib you probably assume that we have a video baby monitor. No, we do not have a video baby monitor. We have a Uniden UDWC23 Wireless Video Surveillance System. The camera in her room has 11 Infrared LED's allowing for night vision with a range of 15 feet. The "baby monitor" selection was Kris's responsibility, as is everything related to a cord and a plug in our house for obvious reasons.