Elise's signature scoot!

Elise has developed her own signature scoot!  Here's a video clip of her in action.

Yesterday a woman saw Elise scooting, and told me that she was the same way as a baby.  She then added that because she never crawled, her peripheral vision never fully developed.  Sigh.  I hope that's not really true.  I've already been told multiple times that Elise's reading abilities might be hindered too.

Thankfully, my pediatrician laughed and said that all of those notions I've been hearing are old wives tales.  He explained to me that there are many ways for a child to develop and grow perfectly WITHOUT ever crawling.  

My other comfort is that my nephew never crawled and is a 4.0 student as well as a star athlete . . . let's hope that runs in the genes!

Another Video of Elise's Signature Scoot

Never a dull moment . . . .

Elise's Easter Dress from Grandma Walker.

Elise has decided it is a game to fling her body backward on the bed. Don't you love babies' laughs? 

 

Yeah . . . she's learned that it's not nearly as much fun when she's on the kitchen floor . . .  :0(

Getting Elise dressed, and doing her hair--- it's way cooler than any of my Barbie Dolls ever were.  

Another attack on my camera . . . .

Even getting a diaper change is exciting . . . when you have an opportunity to knock over a lamp!


And yes, Elise managed to do this when I was looking for the diaper cream recently.  While I searched for the cream, I kept one hand on Elise, not thinking I also needed to keep a hand on the lamp.  I have since learned better.

Taking Pictures

Getting Elise to look at, and even smile, for a picture is pretty easy. 

(I was experimenting with a different lens for this shot directly above. That is why the lighting and color are a little different in that picture . . . still debating if I like using that lens or not.) 

Getting her to stay away from the camera . . . now that is the real challenge!

Uh oh, she's coming for it!

Too late.  

I can't tell you how many times I've had to wipe tiny fingerprints off of my camera lense after one of our "photo shoots".