01.26.07
ohhh…I guess she’s not a newborn anymore
So, no way of getting around it. Aliyah is now a big girl–yesterday she began crawling! I came home from work to find Marla and Jonathan sitting on the floor with Aliyah between them. She had just figured out the alternating knee-and-hand motion. Jonathan described it only as a dad could do.
“She was just getting the hang of pulling her back legs behind her. Then all of a sudden she got her knees up under her and put one knee forward, then a hand, then just kept on coming! She looked up at me and was excitedly yelling ‘Dadadadada!’ She was so proud of herself.”
She showed off a bit for me…gave me a few inches crawl. Jonathan was so proud! Marla was teary-eyed! I am so happy that Marla (sister from CA) was like HERE to witness it. I think that I would have been really bummed if I hadn’t seen her first crawl, but it’s alright because Marla saw it!
So I guess it’s time that we baby-proofed our house in earnest. (sigh) I was lamenting to Jonathan that the crawling signaled the end of babyhood…he is more excited about the new time of life. He shared that he can’t wait till she asked “What’s that??”… can’t wait till he can start really describing and teaching her about the world…can’t wait till he can hold her hand and walk with her in a park. He inspired me to tears. I guess I am not so sad anymore. What a fun time to be parents together. 
