Baby on the move

For the longest time, Babe-O was reluctant to move around. She took forever to make an effort to roll over, always hated tummy time, and at seven months hasn't shown much interest in crawling.

But lately she's been seeing stuff that she wants. And sometimes, it isn't right next to her.

If she sees a toy or one of her dogs, she'll squirm to be put down…though I'm not sure what the immobile little butt thinks she's going to do once she gets down there.

Even though she isn't much for crawling, she is very good at standing and seems like she'll be walking before we know it (I'm told that Mom-O skipped scrawling and went right to walking).

So to help her out, we decided we'd get her some gear.

Sticking with our love for the Jeep baby stuff, we introduced Babe-O to her new Jeep Liberty Renegade baby walker. After a few days of sitting in it and one or two coaching sessions, she figured out how to move around in it. She went from only being able to go backwards to being able to get pretty much wherever she wants to go – which usually adds up to chasing the cat, running over the dogs, and crashing into things.

She loves the thing. And with any luck, it'll be just the boost she needs to figure this whole walking thing out once and for all.

In the meantime, it's a great toy that she can use to play with the dogs and putter around without being planted in one of our laps. Today I stood some (empty) Coke 12-packs up on their ends in the living room and Babe-O delighted in chasing them down and knocking them over.

Oh, and once she gets tired of cruising, she loves to honk the horn and rev the engine. If you say "beep beep," she does. She knows what "vroom" means, too. My kinda girl.

Much love for the Jeep stuff!