Incredible Indy

Little Indiana keeps growing at a truly incredible rate. Our admittedly unscientific weighing (with him and Daddy on the bathroom scale) puts him near twenty pounds already. It feels like we're forever tossing clothes into the "too-small" basket. And clothes aren't the only thing that Indy's been outgrowing. The other day I laid him to play under his play gym in the living room while I mopped the kitchen floor. After a while he began to fuss. I imagined that he was bored and so continued to talk to him while I finished my chores.

I felt more than a bit guilty when I discovered him like this:

He'd pulled the play gym right over on himself! Looks like we'd better add that to the "too small" pile...

Indy has gotten his first two teeth this month -- nice, sharp, shiny ones on the bottom. He has also, it seems, given up sleeping (at least sleeping for nice long stretches at night). We think the two are linked.

Still, though, Indy's a pretty happy little guy. Except when his sisters don't let him play tee ball with them.

Maybe next summer. Until he's more mobile, Indy will have to suffer his sisters' play like this -- all "cozied up" with all the blankets from the downstairs closet.

Although he's not quite mobile enough to escape yet, Indy is pretty mobile for a not-quite-five-month-old. He's mastered the fine art of rolling around. And he's got a funny little scooch, which he executes with his forehead on the ground. In fact, he rolls and scooches so much that we've actually had to buy some (breathable!) bumpers for the crib. The poor little guy kept getting his roly poly legs stuck in the railings!

The mobility's good for more than just getting stuck in a crib, thankfully. Indy's already discovering that he can go where he'd like.

For the past few days, the girls have been entertained with a "fort" under the dining room table, complete with string of paper lanterns. (Everyone's had a pretty miserable cold here, so we're taking fun where we can.) The fort has been wonderful for reading stories, working on puzzles, munching snacks, and all sorts of other play.

Yesterday Indy was lying on the floor while the girls and I cleaned up after a day's worth of play in the fort. We were returning puzzles and play food to their rightful homes when I noticed that Indy was missing. "Girls, what happened to your brother?" I asked.

We found him -- in the fort! He'd rolled and scooched his way inside while we worked.

That Indy is one incredible little guy!