Easter Out-Takes

Did you enjoy those cute baby pictures in the last post?  I thought I'd show you what goes in to getting a good shot of Phoebe these days (it also might explain why photo updates have gotten a bit sparse).  Phoebe is a WIGGLER!  Now that she has discovered rolling she just constantly wants to be on the move.  The pictures in the last post feature Phoebe on a blankie on the floor.  Our first attempt at an Easter picture was using the bouncy seat, and resulted in:

As you can see, when Phoebe isn't busy trying to eat the bunnies on her pants, she's trying to fling herself off the bouncy seat.  Of course, our first couple of attempts on the floor didn't go so well either:

I had to wait for Phoebe to take a little break from the non-stop motion to get a good shot.  These days Phoebe is a pro at rolling back-to-tummy.  As soon as you put her down on the ground, she starts rolling - she can even do both the left and right roll (she's pretty talented, she probably gets that from her parents).  Once she gets onto her tummy, Phoebe immediately starts trying to figure out how to move.  On her slippery play mat, she can usually get her feet under her just enough to slide her noggin across the mat - this is how we found out the hard way that her play mat was too close to the bookshelves (Best Parents EVER!).  Oops.  Other than that, motion eludes our poor little muffin which frustrates her to no end.  She gets VERY grumpy and throws mini-tantrums until one of us intervenes and makes her take a baby break.  After a short breather she'll start trying to throw herself out of your arms back onto the floor so she can get back to work.  We have decided to step up our baby proofing schedule just in case ...

No matter where Phoebe is, she is wiggling.  You've already seen the bouncy chair acrobatics.  This morning she kept trying to figure out how to use the tray on her swing for leverage to propel herself somewhere (out of the swing presumably).  Even when you are holding her, she is always on the move.  This is a new development and definitely one that keeps us on our toes!  In addition to the constant motion, Phoebe is also very curious about pretty much everything.  She is always trying to grab things or shove them in her mouth (or both).  The other day at dinner, she kept trying to grab my plate and the food on it - I had to pry a piece of lettuce out of her little baby fist.  This afternoon she yanked a handful of fur out of Danger (to his credit he didn't react at the baby, but he did shoot us a look that pretty much communicated "if I had opposable thumbs you two would be done for"). 

It is definitely fun having a curious baby - there is so much we're looking forward to showing her.  On the other hand, it totally wears us out!