Julie's Boggle

The month after he turned one was a busy time for our young Jonathan — he spent it learning all sorts of new and fun things he could do with the wondrous body he’s been given!

For quite a few months we’d seen him moving all over the flat – more on that later. But once he was on the floor and moving around, that was it. He was on the floor until we sat him up again.

Then one day, he suddenly figured out how he could get back to sitting again all by himself!

In Jon’s case, he did it the first time by means of a sneaky trick: reversing, on his front, into a corner and just keep going. That first step quickly evolved into reversing towards any solid surface, and then a day or two later, he was doing it in the middle of the floor. Gosh.

I’m sure the advantages of this minor milestone will not be immediately apparent to those of you who have long forgotten what it is like to be floor-bound and very short. But being able to sit up is a Big step for someone trying to get through Muscle and Limb Coordination 101.

For example, in the above picture, from his sitting position (as opposed to lying on the floor) Jon can both see into, and reach, the groove in the back door’s frame that seems to trap a variety of garden debris. And what do you do when you find this sort of thing? Well, if you’re Jonathan, you are naturally curious as to what it tastes like and whether it’s any good to eat. (His powers of discernment are not strong in this area! )

It has also opened up the exciting possibilities of sitting very cosily next to the large crate we have protecting the hi-fi. Not a place any sane parent would naturally sit their baby. Especially when it would mean that the baby could now reach the hi-fi over the top of said crate!

And he needs to learn that he’s never going to fall asleep sitting up in bed!

But all that aside, it really is great to see Jon’s little baby-form sitting up so straight and playing so beautifully by himself.

And this simply because he was able to both find his toys AND sit up again, without any help from Mum or Dad at all! Some progress is just wonderful.

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