little daredevil

Following in the tradition of his older brothers who found walking entirely overrated until well past their first birthdays, Everett - at nearly 11 months - is no where close to walking. As a matter of fact, his crawling has not progressed past the commando belly crawl stage, skillfully using the big toe on his left foot to push off with each scoot forward. He uses this method of transportation to go around the house, pulling off each and every vent cover on the floor, plugs out of their electrical sockets, and ziplock bags from the kitchen drawer. Today he managed to empty an entire bottle of Windex all over himself and the floor. Give the kid two seconds, and he'll find a little havoc to wreak.

This week he started pulling up. I knew it was inevitable. And his favorite place to do it? The bathtub, of course! Oh, you should see the grin of delight that creeps upon his cute little face when he accomplishes this feat. He's all teeth... all four of them, that is. His smiles are contagious, and I can't help but laugh each time he flashes me his pearly whites.