Upwardly mobile

It was inevitable. But nonetheless we were a bit surprised as it happened pretty quickly. Mathias used to be moving around on the floor at an ever faster pace. But... he was on the floor. Then he started sitting on his knees. And, with support, he'd attempt at getting his foot flat on the floor. Before we knew it he's standing up.

There are plenty of opportunities to practice standing.

For example, there was a time when bedtime looked like this:

Bedtime now usually looks like this:

To make certain parts of the house, stairs/litter box/laundry room, inaccessible to a mobile toddler we now live in a gated community. It perplexes the cats but it keeps M out of some places he shouldn't be.