Stooping!

For the last week or so Elijah's been looking at the toys he drops on the floor while he's standing, and even tried to bend over and pick them up once or twice, but has never been able to accomplish it. The attempts usually have resulted in a quick fall onto his face, or him getting halfway down to the toy and then deciding to abort the mission (Danger! Danger!).

Today, while he was standing up and holding on to the refrigerator, Elijah dropped the magnetic remote control for our kitchen cd player and tried to bend his knees and pick it up. He was unsuccessful, but oh so close! After the failed first attempt, Eli stood back up and got a better grip on the fridge, then bent his knees, reached out and picked up the remote, and stood back up straight - with a huge smile on his face! Then, to show off his new skill, he kept taking the remote off the fridge, dropping it on the floor, bending down and picking it up, and sticking it back on the fridge again. Jon and I were both there cheering our little man on - he looked so proud of himself. Elijah can officially "stoop" to get toys now!