The Van Buskirk Tribune

In honor of the upcoming holiday, Independence Day, Ella has decided to use this time to kick start the next step in the transition from baby to toddlerhood. On Friday, June 27^th, Ella got up on her hands and knees for the first time. As you might know, this is the very first step towards crawling. Since Friday, she has started to rock back and forth, and I am trying to bribe her with toys to get her to move forward. So far, she’s only figured out backwards.

On Tuesday, July 1^st, Ella pulled her self up from a sitting position to a standing position. This is something I am not quite ready for, because when she gets good at standing, she’ll start cruising, and cruising leads to walking. She’s only seven months old!

These things are just a small part of her wanting to become more independent. When she is being held by someone (not usually anyone outside of her little family circle), she will “steer” you towards something she sees or wants by leaning and reaching towards the way she wants you to go. Right now, I am her vehicle of choice, and the day is coming where she is her own vehicle. We have far too many things for her to get into, and none of it is baby safe!

Here is a short video of Ella doing what we call “the butt hump.” In this video, you’ll see that she lunges forward, instead of backward. This is the first time I’ve seen her do that…