Upwardly Mobile

Rye is mobile. Seriously mobile. That last video I posted was child's play (pun, unfortunately, intended). The house is (mostly) child-proof. And I'm exhausted...more than usual.

I am able to seriously envision a scenario in which this kid can crawl faster than I can run. It doesn't seem all that far-fetched as I sit here on the couch and type these words in the stillness of the post-bedtime evening.

She's so mobile that I can't get any good video. So here's a series of pictures (shot from the floor, while I was resting...er, um, getting a better perspective) that is not completely on topic. In this sequence, Rye foreshadows her plan to start walking before I've even figured out how to supervise her crawling.

This needs no introduction

I'm slowly morphing into one of those "it seems like yesterday..." people. Not that its a bad thing. It applies. As Rhoda and I were looking at pictures of Rye from her first few days with us last night after watching the Little Girl crawl across the room to get to a duck toy, I started thinking that yesterdays are great and all, but tomorrow could be really special.

Step One: Learn to Crawl

Step Two: Whatever You Want

Oh, and here's what she looked like "yesterday."

Through the Eyes of an Uncle

I am not going to say it's easy to be an uncle. But I will say that I witnessed the flawless execution of that responsibility and calling over the last few days. I know I loved to love my uncles when I was a kid and it looks like Rye's following that trend.

Let's all raise our sippy-cups to Uncle Ali...

Here's Rye through Ali's lens:

And now...Rye looks at Ali through Ali's lens.

Mom Days

I was able to take some days off this week to spend with Rye. Here are some highlights of our time together....

 

 

Holiday Weekend

Rye had a few busy days leading up to and including July 4th:

Baby pool action with a new friend...they warmed up to each other as the day went on...

Hiking in Boulder. We're still getting a feel for the small house that doubles as a child-carrying backpack...

 

A sparsely attended pool & swing party in the Pilmer back-yard (it's hard to keep this kid out of the water):

We made the back-yard bbq scene at Robert and Mary's...where Rye found the hammock:

Rocking out on this musical toy that has given Rhoda and I a new (and in no way pleasant) outlook on contemporary jazz riffs:

We watched as Rye tried (again) to eat a zebra/leopard/rabbit thing:

And when it was all winding down, the Little Girl couldn't stay awake for a quick walk to the grocery store for last night's dinner:

Rubber Ducky You're the One

An Outtake I Couldn't Resist

I posted photos of Rye's tooth a week or so ago. The photo below was not among them. But the more I fought the urge, the more compelled I was to post it. So I'm posting it.

It's actually a pretty good shot of the tooth.