Crawling part II

So we have a little one who crawls very faaaaasssst now and apparently the enhanced mobility entitles him to go and check out/investigate everything around wherever he is. Unfortunately some times he comes to an upright/vertical surface and decides he wants to stand or pull himself up. This is exciting, of course, since we want to see our child developing. However he does not know how to get back down on all fours very well..so in this video you may see a few nicks and bruises from slips and tumbles when he may have returned to crawling position unintentionally.
I will add that he is getting good at the tuck and roll, though, and doesn't break his fall with his head as much. Good thing he is sturdy like his pop.
Sometimes I get down on his level and follow him, which he thinks is a game and eventually does become a chase and subsequent wrestling match. But it helps me see things from his point of view and understand better what may be motivating him(really who am i kidding, it is food and dry drawers if he is anything like me!)
He knows his way around the house pretty good now, so doors to rooms we don't want him visiting now need to be shut firmly. Times when he has gotten away from me it is to his playroom and his basket of legos...whew...while we are on the subject and baby curiosities-why are babies so interested in VCR slots?..I put him down in front of the TV for Baby Einstein and it is like an automatic response for him to crawl over to the set, pull himself up the slot and stick his hands in...must be the flap covering the opening...
On to the video...it is just under 2 minutes long and you get to see a variety of Thomas behaviors(he likes to hear himself screech). An added treat is he waves goodbye at the end..which is cool because you never know when that is going to happen.. Sometimes he waves at the lamp or a ceiling fan, but lately he has been in the window waving at me when I come from work, which is waaaaay cool.

Every day is a gift. Remember that.