BeBa

Disclaimer: I don’t think Jake is ready for anything more than a little pedal around the ‘hood (especially since he hates the helmet we recently got him), but we went around the block today and he LOOOOOOOVED it!

I can’t wait until he’s ready for more!!

(And, yes, I wear a helmet and real shoes on a bike ride! We just took a spin around the block and my 12 year old B already lectured me on breaking that iron-clad helmet rule.

These are particularly low quality pix, but so cute I had to share. Jake LOVES peekaboo and it’s so cute how he hides!

Where’s Jake…?

THERE he is!!!!

Scott and I are going to give THIS a try:

It’s a dog – got it for dirt cheap on Craig’s List (funnily enough the seller lives 5 min down the road from us!). If we really enjoy tandeming, we’ll get a better bike later. But this bike was cheaper than renting one, so a good way to try it out.

We spent a good part of the weekend talking to our neighborhood bike shop people (the owners tandem) and researching. I think Scott and I will be a good team.

Funny thing the bike shop owner told us they say about tandeming, though: “Whatever direction your relationship is headed, tandeming will get you there twice as fast.”

Since he was mobile at 4 months and crawling by the time he was five months old, we thought for sure Jake would be walking by 9 months. But, nope – until very recently he hasn’t been all that interested. He’s quite a fast and efficient crawler. He’ll cruise around furniture, of course, but as soon as he needs to move away from the furniture, he drops to his knees and scrambles off.

But Jake hit a new milestone last night… just as recently as the weekend he would resist when I’d try to “walk” with him by holding his hands. He’d always want on his knees so he could crawl at high speed.

Something clicked last night though and he couldn’t get enough of walking around this way – he thought it was SO FUN and kept approaching me and grabbing my hands for more! more! In the past week he’s also started being more daring with his cruising – sometimes he’ll let go and stand unsupported for a few seconds. And we’ve all seen him take an unassisted step or two while cruising – tho it’s definitely a blink-and-you-miss-it moment and we wonder if we can even believe our eyes.

Here’s Jake’s latest skill – one that really saves me from multiple daily heart attacks when he dares to lunge head first off beds and couches…

He has LOTS of opportunity for practice because my office is a half step higher than the master bedroom and he’s been constantly going up and down that step since he got mobile at 5 months old. It’s a very small, deeply carpeted step, but I guess he got tired of the endless face plants.

Hangin’ out…

Oh! Daddy showed me something interesting on the floor. I want it!

Mama thinks she needs to spot me…

But she’s crazy, because I have it under control!

Mission accomplished!

Daddy fixing up the walker…

So it will work as a push toy on the carpeting!

Look at this climbing heathen! This bar is NOT meant to support his weight…

And, indeed, just moments after this photo, he fell sideways, snapping off the bar. we’re leaving it off now, so he’ll have to find somewhere else to climb…

I have a cup…

…and I know what to do with it!

My parents keep thinking this is funny. I don’t get it.

I’m awake! Get me outta baby jail!