Ups and Downs

Matthew has made a lot of big strides in the past 5 days.
He has finally put the motions together to crawl very well. Although, he does a much better job of crawling while nobody is watching him. Usually if Matthew sees someone watching him crawl he start whining in an effort to either get picked up, or to get helped to his feet.

Another new development this week has been Matthew pulling up on his own. He first started in his crib, grabbing the chickens on his mobile was great motivation, shortly after the above picture was taken his mattress was lowered. Yesterday afternoon he succeeded in pulling up on the couch for the first time. He can even stand up on his own without holding on to anything, for a few seconds at least.
All the crawling, pulling up, and standing up have led to Matthew banging his noggin more this week than ever before. Evidently "baby-proofing" is a constantly evolving process that involves more than bubble wrap and duct tape. Who knew.