peeking over

this is what erik found one day when he walked in to get brody from a nap! everyday he becomes more and more active. he's moved from simply rolling everywhere to inching. he gets up on all four, lunges for something, and then collapses. it doesn't phase him. he just gets up and tries it again until he gets to the object of his desire. don't we wish we all had so much courage . . . to try again and again for those things that we can't quite reach the first time! i haven't really told you what he's doing lately so here's a quick run down. . .

he likes to bang his hands on different surfaces to hear the different noises each makes. he loves to say dada, and he also says something that sounds like "cat." we think that he knows the difference between the cats and the dog in the house because he'll look for them if we ask him. he gets really upset if we're gone from the room for too long. of course, we can't be gone too long because he moves sooo quickly! and just this morning i realized that he's reaching up for things. there was a paper on the coffee table that he wanted, and i could see him arrange and re-arrange himself, reaching up each time, trying to position himself perfectly to get the paper. right now, he's too short and can't lift up enough to get it, but i can tell it won't be long! also, he's trying to clap. after we sing a song erik and i typically clap and say "yay!" this morning when i was done singing a song, brody exclaimed and was trying to put his hands together in a clapping motion. i think he'll have clapping mastered before long. i think that's all that he's doing today, but i'm sure it will change tomorrow!