New Trick

Now that Lincoln is crawling we've gotten very resourceful at building barricades to keep him out of places that he shouldn't be; such as the fireplace, the blinds, and the outlet where all the computer cables are plugged in under the computer desk, etc. One of Lincoln's favorite pastimes is to come up with ways to get through the barricades we put up, so that we are constantly inventing/building new ones. Our kitchen chairs are no longer around the kitchen table, but set up all over to keep Lincoln out.

The other day I looked over and Lincoln had used a kitchen chair to pull himself up onto his knees. My first thought was that he was going to fall and crack his head open (am I a mom or what?) but I took a picture of him before "rushing" over and seeing if he was ok (ok so maybe I wasn't that worried). Then a few days later while Aaron was watching him, Lincoln used the kitchen chair again to pull himself all the way up to standing. I had no idea he was that strong. He still doesn't have very good balance yet, so it still scares me a little when he pulls himself up to standing by the chairs. But he'll get better at it. It's so fun to watch him grow up and learn new things.