Tumbling, crawling, jumping, diving

Wow, I can get myself in WAY more trouble, now!

I can cover a lot of ground backwards and sideways -- basically the whole living room is available to me if mom turns her back for a minute or two. Forward works, too -- I figured out I can sort of jump my way forward from crawling position, like a bunny hops. But it's enough work that I only do it when I REALLY want to reach something, like an intriguing laptop power cord.

I'm eating all kinds of fun stuff now, including beets and swiss chard. Mom seems to get a kick out of steaming and pureeing anything she can get her hands on in the organic produce aisle, and I'm indulging her new hobby. The beets were especially fun, since I ended up looking like a freshly-mangled zombie baby (I grabbed the spoon and gave myself a quick hair, face and clothing makeover). Maybe a Halloween costume possibility?

I love dangling upside-down, arching my back off of laps and out of arms. I think it's funny when people are startled by this (they seem to worry about me falling onto the concrete. I can't imagine what their problem is, though, it looks like fun to me.)