Ava makes magic!

Ava and I spend time in our home office every morning so I can answer emails while she gets floor time. We have a sofa with fringe that she loves to chew on! It's a no, no...so I have to keep a close eye on her. Without a doubt, I have to redirect her at least twice every morning - although she has a stack of fabulous toys to play with. On Monday morning of this week I turned around to see what she was doing and she was sitting up staring at me. I was very surprised and so happy for her! She just sat there...smiling...drooling...staring at her mommy...long enough for me to snap this photo to share with all of our family and friends.

She also gets up on her hands and knees, rocks back and forth...can make a tepee (stand on her toes and hands with her bottom straight in the air!), is a professional at the caterpillar "crawl" and can roll, push and catapult herself anywhere around the room. We're thinking...any day she will figure out that she needs to alternate her knees and hands to begin "real" crawling. Not that I want my baby to grow up...but it sure is precious to watch her master these baby skills!