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Never in my wildest dreams did I think that Emma rolling on her tummy and starting to crawl could cause me so much stress:) The first night that she rolled on her tummy to sleep was a long one! She wanted to be on her tummy but once she got there she kind of freaked out and started to cry...and that was the cycle for a couple of nights. Finally she got the hang of it and I think must have realized that she was ok on her tummy and actually like sleeping that way! Silly girl. This was one of her first attempts at "swimming"...or crawling. She looked like she was treading water all of the time.

Then she went up on her hands and knees and lurched. She would get up and do it over and over again. She just skipped past the rocking or army crawling and was just ready to move!

Playtime now is a series of crawling and then sitting up like she was born to do it:) It was very humorous to watch her in the first phases of learning to walk her feet to her hands and then turn to sit. You can almost see the wheels turning in her head at times and I love watching her learn new things.

She likes to lounge, her feet up on the couch here...and she has finally gotten the hang of the sippy cup since she never liked the bottle.

Her favorite show to watch with mom before her nap is The Chew. She will play around and then stop occasionally to watch. (This was priceless.) Maybe she'll be a chef one day.

She is so much fun! Since she has started crawling it is kind of a game for her to come find me when I leave the room. Our apartment is pretty small, but for a new crawler she gets around quick. If only I could freeze her in this little stage!