Allex is refining his skills at crawling. The other day he crawled confidently, quickly and independently from the nursery, down our looong hallway, to the kitchen. He rounded the counter, found Grandma cooking, and giggled at her to get her attention. I followed him quietly to see what he'd do. He never looked back once! We both loved it. He was so proud of himself.

He is very playful. He likes to do a short giggle to get your attention. Once he does, he smiles at you with his mouth and eyes. He has learned to bounce his head up and down. He'll do it when he's sitting or crawling. If there's music on, it looks like he's doing it to the beat.

Just now, he found that he could bounce against the crib rail and make it jiggle a little. He never stays sitting in the crib anymore. As soon as he's awake, he pulls himself up and holds on to the bars. A fun game we play is peek-a-boo between the bars. He laughs and laughs.

He's eating really well. He eats practically anything I give him. (Which is nice. Some kids are very picky about what they eat.) My favorite things to give him are soup, steamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, bread, cereal and avocados. He loves avocados!

He claps his hands when you sing "Patty Cake" to him. He learns and repeats whatever you show him a few times. He likes for me to read books to him. He points at the pictures. His favorite book right now is one that has 'flaps' you lift up to see a picture underneath.

I've posted my latest pictures of him on Ofoto.