Here you go. Gonna get you. Clap, clap, clap.

New skills for Hannah this week include giving objects to people. She has now found the pleasure of handing whatever she may be holding to someone else. We play a game of back-and-forth for quite some time. Here you go...

Now that Hannah is getting around crawling, she's getting better and faster with it, and is quite comfortable getting about. In fact, she enjoys a game of chase or "I'm gonna get you". Where she will scoot across a room quickly, looking over her shoulder and laughing, especially once she gets "caught".

The other day on the changing table, Hannah looked at me and started clapping for the first time! She was giggling and very pleased with herself, as were we.

What It's Like to Feed Hannah

Here are some snippets of feeding Hannah these days.

She likes to "eat" her sippy cup.

Then she "says" she's done!

Shuffling, licking, and ... walking?

This week Hannah is getting better and better with her standing skills. She shuffled up and down the couch, to say "hi" to her daddy's feet and face. Yes, this means we're having to put more and more out of reach as her curiosity is taking her to all sorts of corners around the house.

She's also taken a liking to licking things in order to figure them out. Much has been licked... the safety gate to the kitchen, my face, the knobs on the cabinet, the floor.... ick!

We pulled out a push cart given to her for Xmas, and she took a hold of it, pushed along the living room and followed behind in a tentative walk.... amazing!!!

Hannah Face & Lip

Hannah Face
Originally uploaded by SC Desmond.

Hannah making a face!

Hannah Lip
Originally uploaded by SC Desmond.

What a lip!

Hannah and her Valentines

We made a valentine mobile to hang in the window and entice Hannah. She loves to watch them twist in the window, and the extra color in the window this grey winter has been good.

Hannah and her Valentines

Originally uploaded by SC Desmond.

Peek-a-boo, Peek-a-hannah

Peeka-boo Hannah
Originally uploaded by SC Desmond.

As Hannah is getting better with standing, she is exploring new surfaces... like anything on top of the table.! And she loves to see what is at her new eye level.