Wiggle Worm

Phoebe is now an expert roller - she can even strategically roll/scoot to accomplish small tasks.  This new skill is primarily used at baby group to steal toys from other kids.  Last time we went, Phoebe kept rolling from side to side to steal things that the babies next to us were playing with - I hope we don't have a tiny bully on our hands!  Phoebe is constantly on the move.  Whether she is on the ground or in our arms, she is always flopping, flipping, wiggling, and squirming.  While it has been fun to watch her explore more, it also makes a lot of things more difficult.  We definitely have to keep a much closer eye on her and previously easy tasks (say changing a diaper) are infinitely more difficult now that the munchkin cannot hold still for two consecutive seconds:

Oh, were you trying to change my diaper?  Good luck with that.

Phoebe is even on the move in her sleep.  While swaddled.  We used to plunk her down in the middle of the Pack and Play and she'd be in the same spot when she woke up.  Now, despite being put to sleep in the middle, when she gets up she has usually wiggled her way into a corner, or smashed herself up against the side.  When we put her to bed, Phoebe is in a sleep sack with a velcro swaddle, so it is especially impressive that she manages to move so much.  She flops around by arching her back and flinging her feet in the direction she wants to go.  If this keeps up, we feel like we're going to need to wean her from the swaddle so her arms will be free in case she accidentally flops into a position that she needs to get out of.

Of course, Phoebe's main motivation for mobility remains her frantic desire to catch a kitty

 
Phoebe is obsessed with Danger.  No matter what else is going on, if Danger walks past Phoebe immediately focuses on him and tries as hard as she can to move in his general direction.  Danger, for his part, is really good with Phoebe.  He lets her get fairly close and despite her grabby nature, he has never taken a swipe at her.  Today Danger accidentally got too close to Phoebe and she grabbed his tail - really hard - and would not let go.  Danger just meowed and looked at us (where as if either Jeremy or I had grabbed his tail, we would be writing this update from the ER).  Danger has also learned that when he tolerates attention from the baby, he gets some kitty treats.  Every time Phoebe touches him, he runs over to the treat drawer and waits to be compensated for his suffering.  We're a little worried that he is going to start trying to draw fouls from the baby to score more treats.  Maybe we've been letting Danger watch too much NBA.