In last week's post I neglected to mention something... Last Sunday, Vita stood up on her own for a few seconds. She's been pulling up to a standing position for a while (since around 8 months I think) but on Sunday, she stood up on her own, without holding on to anything!!! But wait, there's more. In just the past week, Vita has also learned to get from her tummy to a sitting up position, has gotten really good at "walking" while holding on to our hands, pulls up and climbs on absolutely everything (even walls), and crawls "properly" with her tummy up off the ground. That's a whole lot of progress for a single week. These days, Vita isn't happy unless she's moving, climbing, crawling, standing, or "walking". It's SO AMAZING to watch! Although I don't have a video of Vita crawling, this video of Vita with a wooden spoon is kind of fun so here you go. Notice that at the end of the video when she's done with the wooden spoon, she finds another thing to climb on (the cabinet) and she even discovers she can open the cabinet. I also have a bummer to report. Apparently, many parents are reporting that the ink / chemicals in the label inside Carters brand "tagless" clothes are causing chemical burns / rashes in lots of babies.... including our little Vita! Check this out. Luckily, I was able to identify the source of Vita's rash very quickly. After a couple of days of not wearing any tagless clothes, the rash is almost gone. Carters is refunding the money for the tagless clothes (although they are not recalling the items... and I believe they should). So from now on, we're definately staying away from Carters "tagless" clothes. In fact, I had to go out and get some new "non-tagless" clothes for Vita today because she had nothing to wear. Expect new pictures of Vita in some of her new duds probably tomorrow evening.
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